rip
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They arrived with rescue dogs, sophisticated listening devices and cutting tools that can rip through concrete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
As the night wore on and the energy in the stands flatlined, they piled into an empty section in the upper reaches of the right field seats with plans to rip off their shirts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Even if the weather is good, you need to look out for rip currents if you're swimming in the sea, Hall says.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
When he rises to leave, Hank calls Aaron by his real name, causing Aaron to turn around and rip off Hank’s mask.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Lloyd was ready to rip out a whoop, but I put a lid on him.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
"It rips your soul out," he told Reuters news agency.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
An alarm on his pager rips him from sleep at 1 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 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
The electricity bill is what rips the hull open.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
A deep sadness rips through me, followed quickly by anger.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
On Thursday’s opening mountain stage, a frisky Pogacar ripped away from an elite selection of contenders and put more than 2 ½ minutes into his nearest rival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which hit in mid-April, knocked out power for tens of thousands of people, uprooted trees, overturned cars and ripped metal roofs off buildings.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
The smell of sweat permeated the air as she ripped through several of her hits — including collaborations with Reysha Rami and German producer MCR-T.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Sylvie Andrews and her partner didn’t just lose the new house they’d helped build when the Eaton Fire ripped through Altadena, California, in January 2025.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
As he walked, he looked himself over, realizing with annoyance that somewhere along the line his tan shirt and pants had both been ripped.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
It’s unclear why, and it doesn’t really do any favors to the show, which is more of a slow-burn psychological drama than a ripping action show that’s easy to binge through.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The company is just one example of the many housing stocks that have been ripping higher over the past month.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Mencia notably faced scrutiny among the comedy circle in the early aughts when comic-turned-podcaster Joe Rogan publicly accused Mencia at the Comedy Store of ripping material from other comedians and himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
"We were sound asleep when that thing came ripping through our neighbourhood," recalls Cantey, an aerospace engineer and consultant based in northern California.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
“I’m good,” I say, ripping my eyes away and forcing them to meet Golly's.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
