shredding

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It was an off-speed pitch first derived from the forkball that hadn’t been popular since the age of the Walkman—and its reputation for shredding elbows had given it a stigma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The main challenge comes from contamination introduced during the vehicle shredding process.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

That's because Brookes is a snowboarder's snowboarder, a "purist's dream", who takes far more joy in shredding on a powder day than competing on the world stage.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

The global catastrophe killed an estimated 20 million people, according to the UN health agency, while shredding economies, crippling health systems and turning people's lives upside-down.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

He plucked some twigs from the nearest tree and broke off a few short branches, shredding the twigs and placing them as well as he could before striking a match.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman