torn
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Researchers described the star as being "torn up" as the immense gravity of the black hole pulled it apart and consumed its material piece by piece.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Then I added the rigatoni and enough pasta water to turn the vegetables velvety, finishing each bowl with the crisp crumbs, little pillows of chèvre and torn basil.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Opponents have torn down some, according to business owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He started playing in adult leagues and became so invested that in his mid-30s, when a surgeon told him he’d torn his labrum, he said, “Is my career over?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
He had torn things apart quite a bit—ripped one side off the burn enclosure—and I was having a bad day and it made me mad.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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