tore

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Canada had its second-worst fire year on record last year as wildfires tore through 5.3 million hectares of forest.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Carney tore up the rulebook, jumping from political neophyte to leading a G7 nation, and he is enjoying a lengthy honeymoon both in Canada and around the world as a globetrotting prime minister.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

They tore into him with false claims and calumnies and writs against him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Collin Morikawa, dealing with a back injury that affected his confidence in his legs, got hot on the second nine and tore off five birdies in a row.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Then he tore the paper into pieces and threw it in the trash can beside his desk, because how would JB know that they called him JB?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix