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ripping

[rip-ing] / ˈrɪp ɪŋ /


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Brazilian rookie Caio Collet had smashed the right side of his machine into the wall, ripping off two wheels and causing it to catch fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Still, there’s no cure or vaccine for either hantavirus or the specific Bundibugyo strain of Ebola currently ripping through Africa.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Kanayo O Kanayo described his outfit as "ripping in godfatherism, old money and tailored mafia".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Anthropic and OpenAI are supercharging their battles for new enterprise customers by ripping a few chapters out of Palantir Technologies’ playbook.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

The sound of the ripping fabric made a wordless curse against my master.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri



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