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Just don’t keep it on the grill as long as you would an all-beef burger so the mushrooms don’t dry out.

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

The skins contain natural oils, and garments not kept in a temperature-controlled environment -- ideally off-season in cold vaults -- can dry out and disintegrate.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

"All of these factors can really dry out vegetation."

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

The warmth and premature melt mean the state’s forests will dry out a month or more earlier than usual, Gleick said, which increases the risk of wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

She sat there like that for so long that I started to worry that maybe her marker was going to dry out, because the cap was off.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff




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