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

Although the United States imports most of its primary aluminum, the country has a well developed network for shredding vehicles and recovering aluminum scrap.

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

Currently only plastic recycled through mechanical techniques, which involve washing, shredding, and remelting the stuff, can be used towards the quota.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Ron, meanwhile, was absent- mindedly shredding the shamrocks on his hat.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling