withered
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Without that powerful backing, their trailblazer, along with DSA member Rae Huang, withered on their L.A. revolutionary vine.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
For starters, the traffic model most of these companies relied on has withered away.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Venezuelan infrastructure and technical expertise have also withered since the mid-2000s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
That would be a far cry from last year, when Southern California grappled with a record dry streak over the fall and winter that left vegetation withered and primed to burn.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
Faded loops of coloured paper hung in the windows, and on the shelves were shabby little boxes of Sherbet, old Liquorice Sticks, and very withered, very hard Apples-on-a-stick.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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