rib
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His short rib pastrami suya at New York’s Tatiana has become one of the restaurant’s signature dishes.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
They also took photos of rib bones they had found as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
They were able to recognise a lower jaw, two tusks, and possibly a mammoth rib.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
One piece of lettuce was limp; another was somehow entirely lettuce rib.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
He drags it up, through his rib cage, to his heart.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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
Specifically to my spine, right hip and my ribs.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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
Emma snorts, and I elbow her in the ribs.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
To him, the ribbed vault and flying buttress were the epitome of rational construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
She even ribbed “Marty Supreme” actor Timothée Chalamet once again, noting that he was the first actor in history who had to put on muscle to film a movie about ping-pong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
Anyway, this time she had her chin stuck out over the sink in case she dripped as she ribbed, and when he’d tickled her Adam’s apple, she’d laughed, which gladdened him.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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
Even in those worst of times, Suzuki was not above ribbing Wilhite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 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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