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So the company plotted an ambitious pivot: It would rip up the rulebook and switch to selling fewer cars at a much higher price.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Forecasters warned of an increased risk of drownings this week due to larger waves and strong rip currents, and cautioned that the ocean “may be too dangerous for swimming.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The weather service is warning of dangerous rip currents and elevated surf of 3 to 6 feet on Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands and Los Angeles and Ventura County beaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

"But someone has to go through the pain barrier and rip the plaster off."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The serpent curled around, thinking it would snag the net with its tail and use its whole body to rip it asunder.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Increased wind shear rips apart thunderstorms, preventing them from growing into tropical storms or hurricanes.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“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

She rips open the package of Oreos and dunks one into her glass of milk until it’s sopping wet.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

"Children's lives have been ripped apart in an instant yet again", the charity's director in Nepal, Tara Chettry, said.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Dramatic footage shows the moment a tornado ripped through the city of Marsala and nearby town Petrosino, in Sicily.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

While traveling back to the U.S. for Thanksgiving in 2024, just after Qatar started adding Starlink, Jamer Heasley had an emergency: his jeans ripped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Famously hailed as a “ribbon of light,” the bridge has been dark for more than a year after thieves ripped off more than seven miles of copper wire that helped illuminate its arches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Our studio apartment in Brooklyn, with the half fridge and its “Mean People Suck” sticker that was ripped all around the edges, because Mom tried—and failed—to peel it off.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

“High oil prices and yields ripping puts valuations under pressure, so that earnings growth is key,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

A social media influencer accused of ripping off wealthy suitors is competent to stand trial in Los Angeles County on criminal charges that she seduced and stole from rich men, a judge announced Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

States are ripping up data center tax breaks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Videos of first-time buyers ripping rare cards on TikTok have racked up millions of views, and new collectors have sprung up everywhere as a result of the fandom reaching fresh audiences on social media.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

It was a roaring, ripping downpour of water that almost drove them into the ground.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen