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This combination, he says, will ignite an economic boom and revive withering faith in the American dream.

California was gasping through its worst drought in 1,200 years — a drought so severe that it left America’s fruit basket withering on the vine.

Seeing parts of the park fade away is like “when you see a family member that’s dying from a terminal illness, little by little, little by little, withering away,” said Karla Aguirre, 44.

Well, it was thrilling for the Buccaneers, and withering for the Chargers, who meandered around their locker room afterward like “Zombieland” extras.

Rather than withering in the heat, the modified potatoes grew 30% more tubers than the control group potatoes, taking full advantage of their increased thermotolerance of photosynthetic efficiency.