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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

"It was like they were ripping open a healing wound and just pouring salt on it. It was horrendous", says Andrew.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

A hypothetical magnitude 7 earthquake near Las Vegas could cause about $21 billion in damage, ripping through vulnerable buildings and infrastructure, according to the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 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 thorns catch on the dashiki around my neck, ripping threads of fabric off it.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer



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