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We do need to eliminate poverty for older Americans, but the answer lies in strengthening SSI, which has been allowed to wither on the vine.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026

But it would have been wrong to think support for independence would wither away.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

The voice that sang it was profound and strong, but quavering and not quite in tune: an old oak tree with a strong trunk but with branches starting to kink and leaves to wither.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

Salveen, will the U.S. biotech ecosystem wither as pharma companies do deals with Chinese companies?

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2025

Thomas felt his elation wither, and he stepped back and turned toward the Hole.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

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

As fine arts funding withers across sectors and Hollywood budgets shrink while studios retreat from local productions, workers are still recovering from lengthy strikes and the incipient threat of artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025

Their results show that the grass withers due to a lack of water inside the fairy circle.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2024

She cited a Zen koan that she’s been thinking about lately: How is it when the tree withers and the leaves fall?

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023

She patted his withers and told him what a good horse he was.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

In a city flush with cash, the fund’s purpose withered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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

“And then,” Sharp said, “it just withered on the vine.”

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025

Geras spread his withered hands and dimmed the entire abyss.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

All three organisations, in their own way, offered a withering assessment of how Fifa is being run under Infantino.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Among her most beloved songs are the Bond theme Nobody Does It Better and Legend In Your Own Time, a withering portrait of an arrogant man.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Eighty years ago, though the Arsenal of Democracy had vanquished the Axis and weathered a withering Depression, the recovering American people found themselves rich in bills but short on laughs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

“Sternly staring at inflation until it melts before our withering gaze is not an option,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

He was withering in his response: Aristotle says that a hundred-pound ball falling from a height of one hundred cubits hits the ground before a one-pound ball has fallen one cubit.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin