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
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
In a police interview, Doughty said he had become frustrated because the machine would not accept coins, adding that police were "more interested in ripping off a pensioner".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
For a factory owner in Penang or Ho Chi Minh City, this could mean ripping up decades-old supplier relationships—or losing access to the American market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
I ask as fast as I can, like ripping off a Band-Aid.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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