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Last Tuesday, the same day she announced she’d try competing at Milan Cortina with a torn-up knee, Vonn had already been back on her skis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

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

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

Crumpled mattresses and twisted bed frames; torn-up couches leaking crumbly foam; halves of tables and broken bookshelves piled high among busted office chairs and abandoned dressers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023

“Don’t say that. This torn-up piece of paper is the most hopeful thing I’ve ever seen. Do you know what this word is?”

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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