shred
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But the best financial journalists in the game can’t always get every single shred of detail “in the room.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
"If they have even a shred of honour, the first thing they should do would be to stop the negotiations," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
But Michael Sanft, Davis’ defense lawyer, argued that the prosecution had no forensics, no eyewitness and not a single shred of physical evidence placing Davis in the Cadillac with the shooter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Because they arrive fully trimmed, they can go straight into a low, slow smoke or a gentle braise, where the collagen breaks down into gelatin and the meat becomes tender enough to shred.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Thoughtfully she picked a shred of hare from between her teeth.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Its final shreds of linen are the blank page between the old nation and the new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
For the rest of us, it functions to preserve our last shreds of shared reality at a time of rapidly developing make-stuff-up machines.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
The departure of Ohtani for zero prospects, zero young stars, nobody … seriously damaged the remaining shreds of trust between their many loyal fans and the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Last year, France tore Ireland to shreds in the second half, scoring 34 unanswered points in a stunning response to losing Antoine Dupont to injury.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Deydey’s makazins were carefully made by Mama, and sometimes worn to shreds before he got home.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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Taylor Farms emphasized the correction; federal investigators maintained that their broader epidemiological and traceback evidence still implicated the company’s shredded iceberg.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
“There is everything in the perfect bite,” Moore said of the vaunted marriage of ground beef, shredded cheese, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes and rich sour cream in a corn shell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
They tied the largest one to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, which supplies produce to some of America’s biggest retailers and restaurant brands, including Walmart, Costco and Yum Brands’ Taco Bell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A little shredded cheddar left from chili night.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
It might not be so bad, except that all the pages are shredded into confetti, and must be pieced back together.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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Even Rodrigo’s backing band, full of absolutely shredding women instrumentalists, played beside her on equal footing for exquisitely tasteful, post-punky revisions of songs across her three albums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Getting rid of stuff is something we do nearly every week, through donating, trashing and shredding.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
His shredding effect on electric guitar and multi-tracking to thicken his instrument’s sound dominate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
These are ideal for anything that welcomes a little shredding or chopping: chicken salad, soups, dumplings, maybe a quick stovetop pasta.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Vola hung the dish towel on its peg, crossed to the fireplace, and began shredding newspaper onto the grate.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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