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As obligate carnivores with ferocious teeth, big cats were both motivated and equipped to rip primates to shreds.
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Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Kiev is winning, Russia is torn to shreds, and the economy of Banderite Ukraine is booming on its own resources.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Her feet would be torn to shreds by the end of the day, covered in dust and debris.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Jo Brand squashes one of hers, David Baddiel tries to eat his, while Rose Matafeo and Ed Gamble rip theirs to shreds and Katy Wix overestimates the naturalism of holding a hard hat under one arm for an extended period of time.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Kiev is winning, Russia is torn to shreds, and the economy of Banderite Ukraine is booming on its own resources.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Her feet would be torn to shreds by the end of the day, covered in dust and debris.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Jo Brand squashes one of hers, David Baddiel tries to eat his, while Rose Matafeo and Ed Gamble rip theirs to shreds and Katy Wix overestimates the naturalism of holding a hard hat under one arm for an extended period of time.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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“To shreds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20shreds. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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