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ripper

[rip-er] / ˈrɪp ər /


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“Any good news at all and there are so many out there way off sides to a ripper of a rally,” Detrick said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026

Three overs later, Latham missed a sweep to be lbw to Root and when Leach produced a ripper that turned past Will Young's defensive stroke, New Zealand were three down still 59 adrift.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2023

The lead lasted for 47 seconds, as Pietrangelo’s ripper from the blue line found its way through traffic and into the net, once again tying the game and sending the crowd into a frenzy.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2022

The objects there are built on an Alice in Wonderland scale: tomato-shaped pincushions as big as chairs, a gargantuan seam ripper in royal blue, bobbins a giant could use.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2021

When I offered to help, she raised an eyebrow—she had no idea I could sew—but handed me a coat, a diamond choker, a seam ripper, and a needle.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

"You think bodice rippers, contemporary things, fantasy. It covers a broad spectrum. So it's not maybe as niche as you think initially."

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

They were accompanied by vocal virtuosos Lucius and blues-rock rippers Judith Hill and Eric Krasno, each fixtures in the local music community trying to rebuild itself in the wake of the Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

The 10-song set of vintage Foos anthems is their finest album in years, the stadium-ready rippers carrying a renewed sense of urgency following Hawkins’ death last year.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

But we would suggest that you make some room in your playlist amid the dragon-fired bodice rippers for Jackson’s masterful work.

From Fox News ● May 24, 2019

You're three rippers to do this—and I hope you'll have an easy journey.

From Carry On Letters in War-Time by Coningsby Dawson


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