tearing

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Appeared in the August 5, 2025, print edition as 'The Teenagers Tearing Up The 100-Meter Race'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 2, 2025

Tearing out your lawn can be a tough decision, especially if you have children or dogs who love to roll and play.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Tearing up when he testified earlier this month, he said he’d not only lost money but trust.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

"Tearing down the barriers that restricted women was the core of her philosophy and motivation," he wrote.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023

Tearing down the old and starting again from scratch is what revolutions are all about.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton