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tearing

[teer-ing] / ˈtɪər ɪŋ /








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Hedge fund manager Aaron Sosnick, a longtime advocate for bike lanes, put $8 million into an expensive pair of campaigns promoting Raman and tearing down Bass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Footage posted online showed blazes tearing through homes in the communities of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

"It gives lions the opportunity to engage in behaviors such as tearing, pulling and manipulating food over extended periods, which are important components of their natural feeding ecology."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

He takes a bite of it, tearing the caramelized pink flesh with his teeth.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day


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