in shreds
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Now, with its verification system in shreds, “it’s making it really easy for advertisers to say: ‘You know what, I don’t need to be here anymore,’ and walk away,” Golden said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2022
By the time we found a safe place to pull off the road, the tire was in shreds.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Struggling with tears, Svitlana tells me she's fled Kherson because her nerves are in shreds but her husband has refused to come with her.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2022
The company provided her with a mask and protective gloves early in the pandemic but didn’t arrange to replace them, even though the gloves were in shreds before her shift was over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
They roasted the prawns on the deck, and Christopher and Mal were covered to the wrist in shreds of pink shell when a spot appeared in the sky.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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