withered
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Even the normally lush fields of Somerset withered in the heat.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
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
They are negotiated with broadcast partners and were primarily designed to prop up the value of contracts with cable and satellite companies, many of which have since withered and died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
John Adams observed bemusedly that “Mr. Madison looks worried to death. Pale, withered, haggard.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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