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Sarah paid $15,000 to rip out the chain-link fence separating the Healing Arts center and Quirky, which had been cut into repeatedly, and replace it with 80 feet of reinforcement.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

And when it does, you won’t have to rip out matching avocado green appliances.

From Barron's Mar. 14, 2026

Sometimes that meant builders were left with half-poured foundations that they would have to pay to rip out and redo as laborers were arrested mid-job.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

“And you tell me that some 82-year-old is going to get up in the attic with a hazmat suit on, rip out the insulation and start vacuuming around?”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2025

How could someone seem so perfect and then rip out your heart?

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez




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