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[rib] / rɪb /


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Unordered prime rib from the hotel’s steakhouse goes into a stew at the buffet the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

We tend to think of ambitious centerpiece proteins as the terrain of cold-weather holidays: the Thanksgiving turkey, the glazed ham or the New Year’s Eve prime rib.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

"Whatever she is feeling - ab, stitch, rib, who knows - Muchova is digging deep here," former British number one Anne Keothavong said.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

I lift the can to uncover a slow-braised short rib and mashed potatoes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Helmuth's heart pounds against his rib cage as Justice Fikeis begins.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Hochman on Wednesday said that before the chidken sandwich’s launch in April, the chain — known for things like ribs and fajitas — had been selling 20 chicken sandwiches per restaurant per day.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

"I swapped two cysts for two scars on the ribs," he said, adding that he still has a cyst on his liver, which surgeons decided not to remove.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Really labored breathing, kind of tugging in their belly, tugging between their ribs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Epicurious’ recipe for a delicious summertime lettuce soup seasons, boils and purées a whole head of lettuce, including both the leaves and ribs, coarsely chopped.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

He announced to the other doctors that he felt two fractured ribs and a one-inch-deep cut in the liver.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Ediacaran organisms came in many unfamiliar forms, including flat discs, leafy shapes, and ribbed ovals.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

“In the Bozeman area, are you going to get ribbed and teased for being from L.A.? Yes. But do I think people really care after you get that ribbing? No,” he says.

From MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2026

She moves quickly from caves to cathedrals and their architecture, including King’s College Chapel, in Cambridge, with its soaring 16th-century ceiling—the world’s largest fan vault, ribbed in interlocking patterns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

Romaine opens with a crisp, faint sweetness and a clean green bite, anchored by the sturdy heft of its ribbed leaves.

From Salon May 26, 2025

My white ribbed socks do a poor job of hiding the skin peeking out.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

On Wednesday, the usual bad-tempered jibes and angry exchanges witnessed in the political theatre of the weekly Prime Minister's Questions, were replaced by gentle ribbing.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

“In the Bozeman area, are you going to get ribbed and teased for being from L.A.? Yes. But do I think people really care after you get that ribbing? No,” he says.

From MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2026

When Paul pressed him again about his lack of apology, lack of contrition, and inability to even say he “misspoke,” while ribbing him about his “low impulse control” and presentation of “machismo,” Mullin didn’t waver.

From Slate Mar. 18, 2026

There’s plenty of good-natured ribbing as they talk about the early interviews they’ve completed at the event.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2025

Her father sat next to Prince Con, who suffered the good-natured ribbing of Kaede’s three brothers for cutting off his hair.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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