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If universities don’t change, more than a few will implode, while others will wither away over decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

However, it said previous drought conditions across much of the UK may have caused food plants used by caterpillars to wither before they had finished feeding.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Bumblebee Conservation Trust raised concerns that 2026 may exacerbate a declining trend in bumblebee populations as flowers wither and bees fail to forage effectively.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

I know from experience that some things will thrive and others will wither.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

But if that restraint withers, “there could be damage that would interrupt flows for a long time, even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely open,” said McNally.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

For all of us, the self changes and, yes, it withers away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Hugo, who lives in Towcester, Northamptonshire, has already reached an "abnormal" 199cm tall, about 6.5ft, or 19.2 hands, to the withers or ridge at the base of the neck.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

Then she gave Dodger a pat on his withers to let him know she’d gotten his message.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Even the normally lush fields of Somerset withered in the heat.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

As their voices rise, David becomes suddenly present, joining in and raising his arms, withered and white, in an act of confident faith and final resolve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The first shock was the crumbling of the defending champ Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, who showed early signs that she wasn’t her expected top form, and then withered sadly in a time-trial stage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

The vegetables were small and withered, the flowers leached of their color, confusing the birds and the bees.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

Nathan Hochman has been the subject of withering criticism from Mayor Karen Bass, former cops and even some of his own prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 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

"Sternly staring at inflation until it melts before our withering gaze is not an option."

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Vanity Fair magazine published a withering article about her in its August 1996 issue.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer