ripping
Example Sentences
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Aware House Books, a New Age-oriented bookstore in Regina, Saskatchewan, posted a video of an employee ripping up Chopra’s books, and announced it would no longer order or carry them.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
"It was like they were ripping open a healing wound and just pouring salt on it. It was horrendous", says Andrew.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI are supercharging their battles for new enterprise customers by ripping a few chapters out of Palantir Technologies’ playbook.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
Many corporate technology leaders have said they’re not immediately ripping out their software in favor of new AI tools.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
They were past redline now, flying at 220 miles per hour and in danger of ripping the plane’s wings off.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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