- past tense form of ride.
rid
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For construction companies, getting rid of TPS “would be a disaster,” said Arnoldo Diaz, co-coordinator of the National TPS Alliance, an advocacy group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“I realize that we need to get rid of the guards,” said Colin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
So why can’t I get rid of any of it, including the report cards I’d rather no one ever see?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Both have moved to rid it of the legacy of her father Jean-Marie Le Pen who founded and led the FN and repeatedly made antisemitic remarks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
I don’t blame her for wanting to rid the kitchen of rotting fruit.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
You will appreciate the richer flavor and be happy to have finally ridded yourself of those unattractive scrambled-egg bits of white that invariably dot your final product when whole eggs are used in your recipe.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2024
"My wife and I both had a really ridded our house as much as possible of single-use plastic," he says.
From Fox News ● Dec. 20, 2021
That may irk some users who thought they’d ridded themselves of the algorithm for good.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2018
As presiding officer of the Senate, he ridded himself of the officer's throne and took to an ordinary chair.
From Time Magazine Archive
There, old girl, I've ridded you of that nuisance.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell
Yaroslavsky credits Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program for ridding her district of big homeless encampments, but said more data is needed to ensure the programs are cost-effective.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
"So, we are now colonizing that central space, and the bacterium is essentially ridding the body of the tumor."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 24, 2026
In fall 2024, many of us were ridding our kitchens of a very common utensil, thanks to a piece in the Atlantic that instructed us to, “Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula.”
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026
His experience demonstrates that far from ridding sports of backroom deals and bagman boosters, the deluge of legal NIL money incentivizes and gives cover to the illicit market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
That would require ridding her of her present lord and master, to be sure... not to mention the uncle who had married her to him.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
