tear
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Should I know the national anthem and maybe even shed a tear as it plays?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
Importantly, the sheets are mathematical representations, not physical surfaces that literally tear apart.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
In the southeastern city of Lyon, police fired tear gas to disperse several hundred people in the city centre blocking a road during an unauthorised gathering.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
European gas prices in particular have been on a tear and Aker BP’s location on the Norwegian continental shelf and exposure to the European market has helped drive earnings higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
He could pull books out of the bookcases and tear their pages out.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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Plate them with a small bowl of the remaining tare and serve with the smashed cucumber salad.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2019
Skewers of duck meatballs à l’orange with tare, a soy-based yakitori sauce, is just one of a dozen yakitori-style options that anchor the menu.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2019
Each bag includes the tare weight to ensure you pay only for what you are buying.
From Slate ● May 7, 2018
Plus, the sauce they’re served atop — a thick Japanese tare — is enhanced by the unctuous filling that spills out.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2017
Until Jade Dragon is no longer lonely and is reunited with at least one of her children, Fruitless Mountain will remain tare.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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“For me, I certainly became very, very scared, and I hid. I locked myself inside so that there were barriers between myself and danger,” she continued, tearing up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
After tearing Manchester City apart in large spells of their 4-2 Champions League victory on Wednesday, Paris St-Germain look well on track to join the latter bracket.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
"You can morph one into the other without tearing it, because they both have one hole. That hole is a topological feature."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Backup pilots safely landed the plane in Saudi Arabia after it dived at one point near the speed of sound, tearing away part of its rudder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Clare said, tearing his attention from the window.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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"It tore me apart for a little while, I sort of lost my way," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
At 60-7 at lunch, former opener Warner, who retired from Test cricket in January 2024, tore into his former team-mates.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
After the Norte fire tore through 570 acres across south Orange County, destroying many homes in the process, everybody needed this.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
He bought and tore down 10 of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The ice river tore her name from his lips and whirled it away into the gathering dusk.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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But with starting defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton out for the season with a torn quadriceps, Gladstone decided Davis’s upside was worth the price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
"Our homes, the graves of our loved ones, our olive trees, our lands -- it all risks being torn from our hands," says Nejla Isik, pointing to the area on a map.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
"It's hard to admit when you've really screwed up," the billionaire, 85, wrote on Instagram after she deleted a photo of herself in ripped jeans, a torn sweater and a dirtied face.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Stewart, to fulfill her Halloween homeless fantasy, donned a damaged knit cardigan, torn patchwork jeans and an oversize flannel button-down, according to screenshots of her deleted post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Lastly, Brigit pulled out a torn heliogram of a woman in a hat.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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