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By the century’s end it was fragmentary and partially overgrown, its once-pulsing culture withered to a memory that only the growth of the federal highway system in the 20th century would revive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Venezuelan infrastructure and technical expertise have also withered since the mid-2000s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Tourism to the area has all but withered away, said Hussein Hamad, the caretaker of the archaeological pilgrimage site in Ezariya thought to be the site of Lazarus’ tomb.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

“The Mamdani momentum withered in the deserts of southern Arizona on Tuesday night,” Jack Healy, the Times’ national correspondent, wrote.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2025

The rabbits died of shock, and the vines withered in his garden.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee