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All that promise started to wither around 2015, as social media giants gobbled up more and more of the profits that kept earlier hangouts afloat.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Young Joshua trees can be nibbled to death by hungry rabbits and rodents, or wither in drought, disease or fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

We do need to eliminate poverty for older Americans, but the answer lies in strengthening SSI, which has been allowed to wither on the vine.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026

For Bienvenu, the reliance on AI in the creative process is dangerous because it risks allowing the imagination to wither.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

I shoot him a look that could wither roses.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

The horses are characterised by their "large size, long legs, well-developed musculature, slender and elegant head -- set on a long, straight neck -- expressive eyes, high withers and sturdy hooves," he added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

It also withers behind a paywall, is manipulated by social media algorithms and hollowed out by covert corporate consolidation.

From Salon ● May 26, 2025

As fine arts funding withers across sectors and Hollywood budgets shrink while studios retreat from local productions, workers are still recovering from lengthy strikes and the incipient threat of artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025

Their results show that the grass withers due to a lack of water inside the fairy circle.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2024

Then Billy found a sack and rubbed the pony’s legs violently and he rubbed the chest and the withers.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

When the interests of Silicon Valley diverged from those of the military and intelligence worlds, the connection withered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Instead, they have withered to just 0.2% of payments made in the UK - with a total of 77 million written last year.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

In a city flush with cash, the fund’s purpose withered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Yet the league's highest-earning clubs have hardly withered in the face of the challenge from outside the six, and Spurs' pursuit of Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali is a reminder of that.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Instead, I find an Appalachian apple doll, withered and spotty, with dewlaps and bags and long floppy ears.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Germany, along with much of Europe, has seen record-breaking temperatures this summer along with limited rainfall, sending river levels down and withering swathes of countryside.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

And in return, they surely will win a third consecutive championship against a withering and overmatched group of pretenders that could add Skubal only in their dreams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

All three organisations, in their own way, offered a withering assessment of how Fifa is being run under Infantino.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Yet from the bench his questions can be blunt, withering and even sarcastic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Next he turned his withering gaze upon the forlorn foreman.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen