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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

Excellent - ripper - and apologies if you, the reader, knew all this.

From The Guardian Jan. 19, 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

Earlier, Rory Burns was bowled by a bail-trimmer from Mohammed Shami for 61, while Hameed lost his off stump to a ripper from spinner Ravindra Jadeja.

From BBC Aug. 26, 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

By Jove!" he said, "they're rippers for looks, and they should fly a bit, I'm thinking.

From The Way of a Man by Emerson Hough




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