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The National Hurricane Center said the worst of Rachel was over but "hazardous coastal conditions" could persist for days, with the highest waves coinciding with high tides, causing life-threatening surf and rip currents.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
"I rip it open, thinking it's an early birthday present," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Dairy farmers had to rip open silage clamps stored up for the winter to feed the cattle as the grass failed.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“It can be pretty deceiving until you’re out there and realize how strong the rip currents actually are.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
I rip a little piece of paper and write, Htam sah skcirt.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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"It rips your soul out," he told Reuters news agency.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
As a once-in-a-century storm rips the place apart, Tom’s conversion may have arrived too late for the town, its visitors and his family.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
The episode’s signature moment comes in a soliloquy from Gen Z hero Ava Daniels, in which she rips into the idea that A.I. is inevitable and talks about how we can and should fight it.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
“It’s like realizing you don’t have the title to your home as the market rips higher, that your purchase was null and void.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
He rips the envelope from her coat, leaving the pin clinging steadfastly to its button.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Head coach Dan Quinn ripped off his headset and slammed it to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
"Children's lives have been ripped apart in an instant yet again", the charity's director in Nepal, Tara Chettry, said.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Dramatic footage shows the moment a tornado ripped through the city of Marsala and nearby town Petrosino, in Sicily.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
"We walk around completely afraid, constantly on alert," said Caroline Lo Bianco, 36, a dentist who had her phone ripped from her hands through the window of an Uber when she was seven months pregnant.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Torak had to lean into the blast just to stay standing, and clutch his cape to stop it being ripped away.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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“High oil prices and yields ripping puts valuations under pressure, so that earnings growth is key,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
A social media influencer accused of ripping off wealthy suitors is competent to stand trial in Los Angeles County on criminal charges that she seduced and stole from rich men, a judge announced Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
“The stock market’s ripping, and so if you’re in the stock market more, it has been really great,” said Zwick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
After ripping out the tourists for only 133, England already have a 23-run advantage on 156-4.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
I began tearing at the hooks of my dress, ripping the stuff.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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