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  • present participle of rip.
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ripping

[rip-ing] / ˈrɪp ɪŋ /


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Aware House Books, a New Age-oriented bookstore in Regina, Saskatchewan, posted a video of an employee ripping up Chopra’s books, and announced it would no longer order or carry them.

From Salon • May 19, 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

In a police interview, Doughty said he had become frustrated because the machine would not accept coins, adding that police were "more interested in ripping off a pensioner".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

We were all just chilling, vibing, laughing, so she got up, went over to the decks, and started ripping a nasty drum-and-bass set.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

As I walk to class, Tats waves from the end of the hallway, where she’s ripping off posters for one or another of the many clubs she belongs to.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali



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