tear
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A dissection is when a tear occurs in the aorta’s inner lining, either in the ascending aorta or the descending one.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
I’m literally probably going to tear up seeing her on stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"I don't think it's bad fortune. It's just age, the wear and tear of the body," he said at the time.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Airline shares have been on a tear in recent weeks, trading higher with each downward move in the price of crude oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
I tear my eyes away and fix them onto translucent holograms emitting from small pucks on the ground, positioned at the corners of some of these tents.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Teriyaki is the most well-known style of tare, a Japanese marinade or glaze frequently paired with grilled meats, and you’ll make a version of it for the chicken.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2019
Each bag includes the tare weight to ensure you pay only for what you are buying.
From Slate ● May 7, 2018
Appreciation for the finer points of tsukemen and mazemen, of seasoning shio and blending tare, had grown far beyond Japanese expatriates.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2017
Plus, the sauce they’re served atop — a thick Japanese tare — is enhanced by the unctuous filling that spills out.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2017
By such lessons did I become acclimated to scientific calculation in even the meanest function, so learning the secrets of tare and gross.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
In recent weeks, machinery has been tearing down the border fence each night, in preparation for 15 July.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Andrew Robare, a corps de ballet dancer since 2022, tore up the stage by tearing into the often cheeky choreographic details with confidence and sureness of footing and posture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Instead of a caregiving crisis bringing families together out of shared love for an ailing parent, it’s tearing many of them apart.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Their analysis suggests the event may represent an intermediate-mass black hole tearing apart and consuming a white dwarf star.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
The guerrillas live in the hills and mountains, where grass grows up to fifteen feet high, tearing clothes to shreds and cutting through the skin like razors.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Kobe Bryant’s sneakers from the game in which he tore his Achilles tendon — and hit two free throws before he left the court — fetched $660,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
A British couple have been found down a ravine, badly burned and semi-conscious, after being caught up in the deadly wildfires that tore through Spain's Almeria province, according to local media.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Bavi earlier this week tore through the US Pacific territories, leaving tens of thousands of people without power Tuesday on Guam and the Northern Marianas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Andrew Robare, a corps de ballet dancer since 2022, tore up the stage by tearing into the often cheeky choreographic details with confidence and sureness of footing and posture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
May threw herself out of its way, but as the broom tore past Jack, he jumped up and grabbed it with both hands, holding on tight.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
The more poetic among us might find a metaphor there; the major artery to Graham’s heart was literally torn in two.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
It may have also torn through the dashboard itself.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Morningside High will eventually be torn down for a residential development.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Summit attendees were torn on whether the flattery that European leaders lavished the U.S. president with was genuine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
You can’t tell the collar was ever torn off.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
