wither

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

Connections between regions wither and the brain increasingly relies on individual regions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2025

For if Sauron of old destroyed the gardens, the Enemy today seems likely to wither all the woods.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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 Andy blooms, Nate withers and their other friends are no better.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

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

Though a little lower at the withers and nearly half a foot shorter, nose to tail, Seabiscuit seemed a cumbersome giant in comparison.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

Needless to say, as more channels encrypted their signals, BUD sales withered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

But by the time Neves Valente confronted Loureiro at his Brookline, Mass., apartment building this past week, Loureiro’s career had soared while Neves Valente’s withered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

While Rocky moved away and thrived, Roman withered in inadequacy feeling abandoned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025

Something rustled in the mountain of cotton, and a withered hand, with nails black and sharp, rose feebly out of the white fluff.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

It has coincided with a withering heat wave in the eastern U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

He could be withering to Wall Street analysts and others who he believed lacked an understanding of the business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

It's a nuanced view that doesn't lend itself to easy explanations – and has opened up Massie to withering attacks from Trump-aligned Republicans, a criticism his allies seek to dispel.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

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

We passed the afternoon in delicious solitude and hiked back down in the fading light, a withering crown of yellow blooms encircling my black hair.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed