tear
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The slight tear in Rushing’s ulnar collateral ligament made headlines after he landed on the IL on Aug. 3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Shares of Palantir Technologies have been on a tear since the company posted earnings last month, helping to cement a remarkable comeback off their June lows.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Some wrote anxiously about the “strain . . . being felt throughout the services, in terms of wear and tear on the troops, their families, and their equipment.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
It was only the second game domestically or internationally for England's players this season and, for Mitchell, one result is not justification to tear up the playbook.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The questions about my daddy cut like a raging river between us, threatening to tear us apart.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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
Transfer half the tare to a large bowl and let it cool completely.
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
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
This can lead to more serious health issues including scarring and narrowing of the esophagus, or even tearing in the esophagus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
On Thursday, the judge demanded 30 days’ notice before the administration makes any major structural changes to the center, including tearing it down.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Thirty-six years ago, Nigel flew across the Atlantic as the fiery outsider, tearing through Doug DeWitt in Atlantic City to secure his first world title.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
"In one of the experiments we present, a machine learning model predicts the tearing mode about 200 milliseconds in advance, so the plasma can be changed to avoid it in the first place."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
We had just about finished eating when all at once Rowdy came tearing out from under the porch, bawling his head off.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Plague is often linked to rats, packed medieval cities, and the devastating epidemics that tore through Europe during and after the Middle Ages.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
On Friday, Cayabyab had told a radio station the fire had begun in the cargo hold, then tore through the ship within seconds.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
The relentless waves destroyed decks, tore down walls and appeared to flood several of the homes on Beach Road, part of the Capistrano Bay Community Services District.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The wave tore through the Rasuwagadhi hydropower plant where Adhikari worked, swallowing buildings and leaving only dark-gray sludge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mama tore up the trail faster than I had ever seen her run.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
“Torn,” which features lyrics around a mother who is watching her family get torn apart, will be the closing track of “Carnaval de Luz,” which will be released Nov. 13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The second appears much later, hundreds to thousands of days after the star was initially torn apart.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
"I'm still torn," Damien Given told the BBC on whether he would attend Sheeran's show on Saturday, calling the artist's response disingenuous.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Much of my life is dedicated to preaching that art, and practicing reverence for it can be the glue that keeps us together when the world wants us torn apart.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Bible that Nollie had smuggled to her she had torn up and passed around, book by book.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
