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rib

[rib] / rɪb /


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Scotty's rib is an unusual exception, preserving delicate structures that provide a glimpse of what was happening inside the dinosaur's body while the injury was healing.

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

The offense will need more production from several players, especially if wideout Ladd McConkey, who is questionable to play with a rib injury, is unavailable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 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

I know they say it's beef, but don't no cow have a little baby rib like this.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

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

Frankie Dettori, who lives in Suffolk, pulled out of the race following a car crash in July which left him with several broken ribs.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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

Nhamo discovered that if she leaned against it, her ribs quivered.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

Don Cheadle later ribbed Clooney on stage when the duo presented an award, saying Chalamet “was 3 the last time you won.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

I hung out with two Republican guys in suits who live in Brussels; they merrily ribbed each other and spoke about the importance of freedom to the American spirit.

From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2025

In the mornings I get out of bed, put on my clothes, the stiff cotton waist with the garters, the ribbed stockings, the nubbled wool pullover, the plaid skirt.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Sandusky said that Kushner was prepared for the ribbing.

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

His criticism of his sister never went beyond good-natured ribbing, however; Chris and Carine were uncommonly close.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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