shriveled
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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
But in recent months the pool of recruits at the Los Angeles Police Department has shriveled to the point of running dry.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025
He is a shriveled husk devoid of empathy.
From Salon • May 29, 2025
His flesh has shrunk and shriveled, life reduced to little more than a thin mask over an imminent death.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2024
Flowers withered, insects shriveled, and fish died in their tanks.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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