withered
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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
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
Locals hoped a fresh injection of money would help rejuvenate communities that have withered for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
This Linus was, like Adonis and Hyacinthus, a type of all lovely young life that dies or is withered before it has borne fruit.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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