withering
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Streeting quit the government Thursday with a withering assessment of Starmer's leadership, but no other senior minister followed suit and the 43-year-old MP did not immediately trigger a leadership contest.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
“The system wasn’t totally ready. We had more work to do. There was a withering amount of pressure to continue—and there should be, because the people demand outcomes. But we had more tests to do.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
But, unbeknownst to many observers at the time, Graham was enduring even more withering pressures, with determination that was all the more impressive for being almost entirely invisible.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Instead, the trailers focus on Miranda’s withering put-downs and Andy’s former fashion-deficient way of dressing.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
Lots of tall withering weeds hiding us, and the fog did too.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing withering
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