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torn-up







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I tore through half a bottle in a week—drizzling it over salads, spooning it onto seafood, and, of course, dunking torn-up hunks of crusty French bread.

From Salon Dec. 4, 2025

As a result, entire streets remain lined by shattered houses with yards covered by heaps of the city’s famous red bricks and torn-up trees.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 29, 2025

Crumpled mattresses and twisted bed frames; torn-up couches leaking crumbly foam; halves of tables and broken bookshelves piled high among busted office chairs and abandoned dressers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2023

But their efforts have been stymied by torn-up roads and continuing tremors.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2022

Calvin and I sort through a lot of torn-up Sonotube remains.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor




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