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[rib] / rɪb /


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The MP for Eastbourne, Josh Babarinde, said he had heard of one constituent who had suffered rib injuries.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Chung’s favorite dishes were prime rib and tri-tip that a chef seared to his preferred doneness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

I bring it home, use up some parts — maybe a wing, both thighs and a bit of rib meat — to make a few go-to recipes before stashing the chicken in my fridge.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

Every bone, down to the last dire wolf rib, must be carefully sheathed in a custom foam shell.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

I’m a little too skinny—I can see the bones of my rib cage if I suck in my breath.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

Hochman on Wednesday said that before the chidken sandwich’s launch in April, the chain — known for things like ribs and fajitas — had been selling 20 chicken sandwiches per restaurant per day.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Really labored breathing, kind of tugging in their belly, tugging between their ribs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Epicurious’ recipe for a delicious summertime lettuce soup seasons, boils and purées a whole head of lettuce, including both the leaves and ribs, coarsely chopped.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

This work revealed the skull had bite marks, and previously broken ribs that had healed in its lifetime.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Fire-blackened woods, the gaunt ribs of a church standing over a ruined village.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Ediacaran organisms came in many unfamiliar forms, including flat discs, leafy shapes, and ribbed ovals.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

“In the Bozeman area, are you going to get ribbed and teased for being from L.A.? Yes. But do I think people really care after you get that ribbing? No,” he says.

From MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2026

Don Cheadle later ribbed Clooney on stage when the duo presented an award, saying Chalamet “was 3 the last time you won.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 12, 2026

Romaine opens with a crisp, faint sweetness and a clean green bite, anchored by the sturdy heft of its ribbed leaves.

From Salon May 26, 2025

Min was inscribing lotus blossoms and peonies between the ribbed lines of one of the melon vases.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

On Wednesday, the usual bad-tempered jibes and angry exchanges witnessed in the political theatre of the weekly Prime Minister's Questions, were replaced by gentle ribbing.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

“In the Bozeman area, are you going to get ribbed and teased for being from L.A.? Yes. But do I think people really care after you get that ribbing? No,” he says.

From MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2026

When Paul pressed him again about his lack of apology, lack of contrition, and inability to even say he “misspoke,” while ribbing him about his “low impulse control” and presentation of “machismo,” Mullin didn’t waver.

From Slate Mar. 18, 2026

“We wanted the ribbing to be perfect. We did so many different variations of it with the text and the size and getting it perfect.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2025

They instinctively sensed when to give me some space or when I could stand some gentle ribbing.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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