shriveled
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San Juan's once-sparkling rivers have shriveled due to drought, and residents in the rugged, western Argentine province fear that prospective mining projects in the Andes will make matters worse.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
A survey of hundreds of Barclays online brokerage clients during the 2008-09 financial crisis found that their willingness to take risk shriveled as the stock market crashed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The Mountain Fire had scorched some of the fruit, leaving it shriveled or in ashes.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024
Confronting one leads them to Daciana, one of the true ancients, a shriveled crone to whom Claudia offers hope and a few drops of her blood.
From Salon • May 13, 2024
“Thirty-eight as you count the years; a shriveled sixty as far as my emotional outlook on life is concerned. Am I a psychologist for nothing?”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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