rip
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Retail trade groups, however, reject the claim that digital tags are designed to manipulate prices to rip off consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Guardian tops with Burnham ordering his policy advisers "to rip up their plans for how to fix Thames Water and present him with more radical options for what to do with the stricken company".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The National Hurricane Center said the worst of Rachel was over but "hazardous coastal conditions" could persist for days, with the highest waves coinciding with high tides, causing life-threatening surf and rip currents.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
“I’m worried that 66th Place will rip up. Because there’s nothing to stop the water.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
I rip it in half and shove it in the trash.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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“It rips out Prop. 103’s good‑driver protections and replaces your actual driving record with a black‑box score built on sweeping data collection,’’ Balber said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The episode’s signature moment comes in a soliloquy from Gen Z hero Ava Daniels, in which she rips into the idea that A.I. is inevitable and talks about how we can and should fight it.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
“It’s like realizing you don’t have the title to your home as the market rips higher, that your purchase was null and void.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
"There can be rips or currents, but most of the time this particular bit of the beach is quite safe."
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Swiftly he rips open the red-white-and-blue paper wrapping and hands it back.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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"It's hard to admit when you've really screwed up," the billionaire, 85, wrote on Instagram after she deleted a photo of herself in ripped jeans, a torn sweater and a dirtied face.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
“Well, after ‘Sideways,’ thousands upon thousands of acres were ripped out.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
‘When the railroad stocks crashed, nobody went and ripped up the rails and said, “Let’s go back to horses and carriages.”’
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
In Whitehaven, the storm ripped out the power cable running along West Pier.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
She ripped a bloodred ball gown off a hanger along with the matching red feather masquerade mask that went with it.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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“She made Bumper look like a saint the way she was ripping off the school,” Borges said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
And unlike us mere mortals, they aren’t afflicted by pesky qualms about their reputation or career, or that queasy feeling in the gut produced by years of social conditioning against lying or ripping people off.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
For help, they are turning to consultants and bots, while ripping up the script for what used to be once-a-year evaluations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
After ripping out the tourists for only 133, England already have a 23-run advantage on 156-4.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I’ve seen your other store in Phoenix. You sell these same rugs that we Navajo weave for thousands of dollars. You’re ripping us off,” Nali said.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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