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[rib] / rɪb /


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They were able to recognise a lower jaw, two tusks, and possibly a mammoth rib.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Unordered prime rib from the hotel’s steakhouse goes into a stew at the buffet the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The park and its surroundings exploded into a collective cheer that tickled my rib cage and resonated deep in my ear canal to the point I had to cover my ears.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

We tend to think of ambitious centerpiece proteins as the terrain of cold-weather holidays: the Thanksgiving turkey, the glazed ham or the New Year’s Eve prime rib.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

This bone ship looked like a rib cage, curved bones curling up as it erupted out of the sea.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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

"I swapped two cysts for two scars on the ribs," he said, adding that he still has a cyst on his liver, which surgeons decided not to remove.

From BBC Aug. 2, 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

The real return isn’t in hotel occupancy or pounds of ribs sold; it’s in the 90 minutes when 40 million Iraqis narrowed to one—a man weeping over a goal that meant nothing and everything.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

I’d bet a week of bread that some of his ribs are broken.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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

Oatmeal, the once-humble slop of Puritans and heart-healthy dads, now served in ribbed ceramic bowls under a snowfall of hemp hearts and bee pollen.

From Salon Nov. 13, 2025

In the mornings I get out of bed, put on my clothes, the stiff cotton waist with the garters, the ribbed stockings, the nubbled wool pullover, the plaid skirt.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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

There’s plenty of good-natured ribbing as they talk about the early interviews they’ve completed at the event.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2025

None have more than Marchand, whose ribbing style once earned the nickname “Little Ball of Hate” from none other than former President Barack Obama.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2025

Her father sat next to Prince Con, who suffered the good-natured ribbing of Kaede’s three brothers for cutting off his hair.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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