withered
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Venezuelan infrastructure and technical expertise have also withered since the mid-2000s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
In some sections of the northern route through the strait—the widest and most suitable for large carriers—the season length for ships like the Nunalik has withered to 10-15 weeks, from 20-25 weeks two decades ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Tourism to the area has all but withered away, said Hussein Hamad, the caretaker of the archaeological pilgrimage site in Ezariya thought to be the site of Lazarus’ tomb.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025
Signs of the disease can be seen through withered and blighted leaves.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025
When she heard it, Amaranta thought of Pietro Crespi, his evening gardenia, and his smell of lavender, and in the depths of her withered heart a clean rancor flourished, purified by time.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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