as in dying (away or down or out)
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drying up
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Elsewhere, lakes are drying up, and dams are flooding millennia-old villages and historic sites.—
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10 Feb. 2026 -
Climate change itself has become a major risk factor, with heatwaves disabling power plants and droughts drying up hydro reservoirs.—
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30 Jan. 2026
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“Blanking (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanking%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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