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I tore through half a bottle in a week—drizzling it over salads, spooning it onto seafood, and, of course, dunking torn-up hunks of crusty French bread.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

As a result, entire streets remain lined by shattered houses with yards covered by heaps of the city’s famous red bricks and torn-up trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025

“I spoke with President Erdogan, who is very friendly with him. He feels he’s got a shot of doing a good job. It’s a torn-up country.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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

The vast trunk, supported in the grove by its torn-up roots and out on the grass by the mass of branches, was high above their heads.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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