withered
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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
Without that powerful backing, their trailblazer, along with DSA member Rae Huang, withered on their L.A. revolutionary vine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
The Texas troubadour is celebrating not what’s withered and worn but authentic and real.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 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
She found the boy standing alone in the yard with a terrified expression on his face, the old withered mushrooms uprooted at his feet.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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