tear
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Catcher Dalton Rushing’s elbow injury was diagnosed as a partial tear of his ulnar collateral ligament, as manager Dave Roberts first told AM 570’s David Vassegh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
When police fired tear gas and charged protesters that afternoon, I kept filming.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
According to the specialist, families continue to find ways to cope with shortages, but the wear and tear is becoming increasingly evident.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
They might even be willing to tear down the entire 2027 season to get it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
If he could convince Molly to help him reason with Clara, surely he could convince her that allowing Ashmodai to tear into the fabric of this world would not end well for any of them.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
As you cook the salmon and vegetables, whether it’s on a cast-iron griddle or a hot grill, stay close so you can keep turning the skewers and brushing them with your homemade tare.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
He also has countless types of tare, the seasoning bases for ramen, none of which Yoo will discuss because these secret flavoring agents do most of the heavy lifting at noodle shops.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2020
Not only are they delicious, but they’re ingeniously efficient: A simple, homemade tare doubles as a marinade and a glaze for these blink-and-they’re-done skewers.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2019
Each bag includes the tare weight to ensure you pay only for what you are buying.
From Slate ● May 7, 2018
By such lessons did I become acclimated to scientific calculation in even the meanest function, so learning the secrets of tare and gross.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Earlier in the week, there was the agonizing sight of Jack Draper, the former Top-10 British wunderkind, tearing up mid-match as he continues to be hobbled by arm pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The site has also attracted blue herons, kingfishers, otters, deer, bears, California condors and a resident herd of elk notorious for tearing up new seedlings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
“I have to care about Darrell’s heart,” he said, referring to himself and tearing up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
“It’s about just trying to figure out how to keep him grounded while the family is tearing him apart.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Because in the few days since I checked it out of the library, I’m having trouble tearing myself away from it.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Its location was exposed only when it tore apart a passing star, producing a brief but powerful burst of light.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
It tore nightclothes from people who had been sleeping moments before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The explosion, suspected to be caused by methane gas, tore through the mine near the capital of the resource-rich province of Balochistan on Thursday, sparking a rescue operation that ran through the night.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Last Saturday, as wildfires tore through pine forests in southwestern France, Canadair pilot Grégory Prats said only five of the planes were available to fight the fires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Dad tore it all up after she left.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Then I added the rigatoni and enough pasta water to turn the vegetables velvety, finishing each bowl with the crisp crumbs, little pillows of chèvre and torn basil.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
That pool’s 10-meter platform, originally constructed with a donation from the late televangelist Gene Scott, will be torn down and replaced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze near Valpaços in northern Portugal that has torn through 15,000 hectares including vineyards and olive groves, news agency Lusa reported, citing officials.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
In Chapineria, west of Madrid, the flames had torn through dozens of vehicles at an industrial park, leaving charred shells behind, AFP photographers saw.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
As I walked up, Papa frowned and said, “What were you running from, Jay Berry? And look at your clothes. Why, they’re torn all to pieces. What happened anyway?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
