rib
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Ioan, who broke both arms, and suffered a fractured rib and perforated bowel, said he wished his dad was still here to "watch me grow up and be my dad".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Chung’s favorite dishes were prime rib and tri-tip that a chef seared to his preferred doneness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I lift the can to uncover a slow-braised short rib and mashed potatoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
I bring it home, use up some parts — maybe a wing, both thighs and a bit of rib meat — to make a few go-to recipes before stashing the chicken in my fridge.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
It’ll give me a charley horse, but at least it may have saved this guy from getting a broken rib.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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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
This work revealed the skull had bite marks, and previously broken ribs that had healed in its lifetime.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Then he felt a kick to the ribs and heard his father, a military veteran, saying, “Are you OK? Are you OK? Get up, get up—people are hurt.”
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
They chuckle and point when they see what I’m holding, elbowing their friend in the ribs.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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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
To him, the ribbed vault and flying buttress were the epitome of rational construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Even just a glossy pad of butter melting into something green and ribbed and tender.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
All we can really see are the ribbed walls around us, flaking with dried moss, and the tunnel ahead lit by our headlights.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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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
“We wanted the ribbing to be perfect. We did so many different variations of it with the text and the size and getting it perfect.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
None have more than Marchand, whose ribbing style once earned the nickname “Little Ball of Hate” from none other than former President Barack Obama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2025
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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