wilted
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As temperature soared and Angelenos wilted on Sunday, forecasters had an unwelcome message: Another week of heat is coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Smith was one of the players who most noticeably wilted under the pressure and scrutiny of the Ashes tour.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
A single bunch of greens can be folded into beans, piled onto toast or wilted through cheesy rice.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Inside China’s biggest artificial-intelligence convention, visitors wilted under the heat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
A Lee cousin primped up slightly wilted heads of lettuce the way a girl primps a loose finger wave.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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