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However, it said previous drought conditions across much of the UK may have caused food plants used by caterpillars to wither before they had finished feeding.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Bumblebee Conservation Trust raised concerns that 2026 may exacerbate a declining trend in bumblebee populations as flowers wither and bees fail to forage effectively.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

All that promise started to wither around 2015, as social media giants gobbled up more and more of the profits that kept earlier hangouts afloat.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Young Joshua trees can be nibbled to death by hungry rabbits and rodents, or wither in drought, disease or fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

“I’m breaking up with you,” she said to Claire, then watched as Claire seemed to wither right in front of her eyes.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

Today we are more likely to plug the passage into a chatbot to determine its source and then move on to social media, where rudimentary reading thrives yet true literacy withers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Hugo, who lives in Towcester, Northamptonshire, has already reached an "abnormal" 199cm tall, about 6.5ft, or 19.2 hands, to the withers or ridge at the base of the neck.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

Lancelot leaned on the withers of his horse, lifted his right leg over the crupper, and found himself on the ground.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Even the normally lush fields of Somerset withered in the heat.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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

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

As we crept along a path carpeted with oily black leaves, I stared at the trees covered in fungi, and the withered grass and bushes that had turned to mulch.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Nathan Hochman has been the subject of withering criticism from Mayor Karen Bass, former cops and even some of his own prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

And in return, they surely will win a third consecutive championship against a withering and overmatched group of pretenders that could add Skubal only in their dreams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

"Sternly staring at inflation until it melts before our withering gaze is not an option."

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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

The red-haired lady moves to Magnus’s side, leveling a withering stare at the directors who want me locked up.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston