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[rib] / rɪb /


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They have a prime rib that is phenomenal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

After the rib broke, iron rich blood entered the injured area and new blood vessels formed as part of the healing process.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Tatiana, the Afro-Caribbean restaurant at New York’s Lincoln Center, is one of the toughest reservations in the city, thanks in part to dishes like tender Wagyu short rib and head-on shrimp drenched in Creole butter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

His short rib pastrami suya at New York’s Tatiana has become one of the restaurant’s signature dishes.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

The space behind his rib cage flared with that old familiar heat.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

The fossil became even more unusual when researchers examined a dark area preserved between its ribs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

He claimed that Paltrow skied out of control and slammed into him, causing four broken ribs and permanent brain damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Brinker International guided for another year of profitable growth, as its Chili’s chain continues to attract value-seeking diners with its Triple Dipper appetizer, burgers and ribs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

He was so skinny his ribs were showing.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

Eiko Ishioka designed the blood-red battle armor with a ribbed surface evoking both exposed human musculature and an armadillo’s shell, while the pointed helmet foreshadows the wolf Dracula later becomes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Want me to carry your purse for you?” he ribbed.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

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 had a haunting mental picture of Jane, fifteen years hence, still wearing pugs over her ears, long winter drawers, and heavy ribbed stockings.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

“He would get ribbing from kids on the other teams. They would say, ‘Oh, the GM, Kushner, general manager,’” recalls Cory Sandusky, the team’s assistant coach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

When the two heads of government met at a summit in Egypt last October, Trump was chummy, playfully ribbing the tall Spanish leader about which of them would prevail on defense spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 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

They instinctively sensed when to give me some space or when I could stand some gentle ribbing.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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