tear
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Osteoarthritis is often called a condition caused by wear and tear, but that description leaves out much of the biology involved.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Ciara and her partner Lewis had to become experts in the rare genetic disorder, which causes skin to tear or blister at the slightest touch.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The wear and tear is cumulative, adding up over time like it does for all contact sports.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The cites worst affected Wednesday included Paris, Bordeaux in the southwest and Lyon in the southeast, and the northern city of Lille where police again used tear gas in clashes, AFP correspondents said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The baroness seized the podium with both hands, as if daring someone to tear her away.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
As you cook the salmon and vegetables, whether it’s on a cast-iron griddle or a hot grill, stay close so you can keep turning the skewers and brushing them with your homemade tare.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
He also has countless types of tare, the seasoning bases for ramen, none of which Yoo will discuss because these secret flavoring agents do most of the heavy lifting at noodle shops.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2020
Not only are they delicious, but they’re ingeniously efficient: A simple, homemade tare doubles as a marinade and a glaze for these blink-and-they’re-done skewers.
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
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
Backup pilots safely landed the plane in Saudi Arabia after it dived at one point near the speed of sound, tearing away part of its rudder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Ellison snapped up the palatial pad back in 2021 for $80 million with the intention of tearing it down.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Now bend the paper into a cylinder without stretching or tearing it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
This can lead to more serious health issues including scarring and narrowing of the esophagus, or even tearing in the esophagus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
They set off toward Tompkins Square Park, taking turns at reaching into the bag and tearing off chunks of the bread.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
He dislocated a knee and tore several ligaments, including his ACL, during a game against the New York Jets on Sept. 29, 2025, and was released by the Dolphins during the offseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Three successive hurricanes tore through the spine of Florida’s citrus belt and uprooted entire groves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Plague is often linked to rats, packed medieval cities, and the devastating epidemics that tore through Europe during and after the Middle Ages.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
On Friday, Cayabyab had told a radio station the fire had begun in the cargo hold, then tore through the ship within seconds.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
He tore the remaining foot off the carcass and tossed it over.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
She said there were no mold issues in the East building but that the shower curtains were torn and had developed mold and mildew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Chimi Lhamo, an ethnic Tibetan makeup artist working in one of Shangri-La’s hundreds of costume photography studios, is torn about the tourist waves that have transformed her hometown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Loose forward Isaah Yeo will delay surgery on a torn pectoral muscle to captain Australia.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The second appears much later, hundreds to thousands of days after the star was initially torn apart.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
The earth was torn beneath him, the chain held his head north.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
