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torn-up







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John Coanda, 61, who grew up in Los Angeles, was never bothered by torn-up sidewalks as a kid.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

There are precedents for skiing with a torn-up knee, including in Vonn’s own history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

To cook a meal, Nabil lights a fire on the bare staircase, stoking it carefully with pieces of torn-up cardboard.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

The pace of construction has picked up dramatically in the past few years, which drivers can see in snarled traffic and torn-up roadways.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

All her half-empty medicine bottles and discarded face-cream jars, with torn-up bills and letters.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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