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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

Another liability, a short-term borrowing program called the overnight reverse repo facility that amounted to more than $2 trillion in recent years, already shriveled nearly to zero during a previous balance-sheet drawdown.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 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

He is a shriveled husk devoid of empathy.

From Salon May 29, 2025

The vines creeping around the compartment shriveled and peeled away, like flowers wilting under the baking sun.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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