tear
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Police in India have fired tear gas shells on protesters demanding reforms to recruitment exams in the eastern state of Jharkhand.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Eventually the wear and tear caught Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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 said the total cost to tear out and redo their front and back yards was $20,000, excluding house and structure upgrades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
“So, let’s let Mama Bear Mika do what she does best. She’ll tear the town apart.”
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
Measure in the flour, then add salt, yeast and diastatic malt to the bowl, pressing tare after each addition.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
His nigiri is adorned with nothing more than a flicker of wasabi and a quick wash of tare.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
He also had to deal with the unfortunate spoilage of his prized tare, the fermented, umami-rich sauce that Chiou had been nurturing since the neighborhood restaurant debuted last year.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 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
For Julia Lee, tearing out her lawn and replacing it with drought tolerant plants was about more than saving water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 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
In recent weeks, machinery has been tearing down the border fence each night, in preparation for 15 July.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Abel began tearing margins from the pages of his book and using this paper to fill the chinks in his doorway whenever the stones were set in place.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
When a major wildfire tore through Fort Nelson in 2024, she said she and 40 of her team members stayed behind and were hired by the province to clear flammables and support fire suppression activities.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
It tore nightclothes from people who had been sleeping moments before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has observed a rare supermassive black hole far from the center of a distant galaxy as it tore apart and consumed a star.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Poking a finger in one of the holes in my britches, I said, “I was running from those monkeys, Papa. I guess I got hung up in the bushes and tore my clothes a little.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
A torn copy of a notice announcing a cleanup of homeless encampments hangs from a stop sign along Grand Avenue at 51st Street in South Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
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
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
The interior minister at the time, Wolfgang Sobotka, said the building should be torn down and a new one erected in its place.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
It’s all stretched out and torn away from the body part.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
