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tear out

[tair-out] / ˈtɛərˌaʊt /




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For years, he recalled in his Television Academy Foundation interview, he’d tear out advertisements from Life magazine and, behind a closed bedroom door, he’d ad-lib commercials as he pretended to be on the radio.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2025

This is where you tear out your hair.

From Slate Oct. 10, 2024

When he became Labour leader in 2020, he promised to tackle antisemitism saying he would "tear out this poison by its roots".

From BBC Feb. 16, 2024

A more aspirational push to tear out part of Highway 99 near South Park has also won dollars from both the state and federal governments.

From Seattle Times Nov. 30, 2023

And as he wiped a tear out of the corner of his eye, he stood up, pulled at the tie around his neck, and headed back to his bedroom.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




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