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ripper

[rip-er] / ˈrɪp ər /


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“Any good news at all and there are so many out there way off sides to a ripper of a rally,” Detrick said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026

Three overs later, Latham missed a sweep to be lbw to Root and when Leach produced a ripper that turned past Will Young's defensive stroke, New Zealand were three down still 59 adrift.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2023

The airtight ripper is possibly the first Stevie Wonder song one could legitimately mosh to, which is kinda weird and unexpectedly satisfying.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2022

Excellent - ripper - and apologies if you, the reader, knew all this.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2022

He was a ripper, and I adored that.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

"You think bodice rippers, contemporary things, fantasy. It covers a broad spectrum. So it's not maybe as niche as you think initially."

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

They were accompanied by vocal virtuosos Lucius and blues-rock rippers Judith Hill and Eric Krasno, each fixtures in the local music community trying to rebuild itself in the wake of the Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

The 10-song set of vintage Foos anthems is their finest album in years, the stadium-ready rippers carrying a renewed sense of urgency following Hawkins’ death last year.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

They all blur the lines between women’s and literary-leaning commercial fiction, departing from the fantasy spaces of bodice rippers and misty moors to depict a world that looks a lot more like, well, our own.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2023

By Jove!" he said, "they're rippers for looks, and they should fly a bit, I'm thinking.

From The Way of a Man by Emerson Hough


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