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The background hum of digital life is negativity, polarization, and jaded disengagement; the record industry craves a forum to pitch its narratives before they’re torn to shreds in comment sections and mined for TikTok drama.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
The local emergency response to the July Fourth flooding was heavily scrutinized by the community, who alleged local officials were unprepared for the weather event that ripped the rolling countryside to shreds.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
The small blade, meanwhile, handles more delicate sampler bags without tearing them to shreds.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
The resulting anger is aimed at far more than those eight senators, though their deal to reopen the government is getting torn to shreds by the rest of the party.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
The local emergency response to the July Fourth flooding was heavily scrutinized by the community, who alleged local officials were unprepared for the weather event that ripped the rolling countryside to shreds.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
The small blade, meanwhile, handles more delicate sampler bags without tearing them to shreds.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
The resulting anger is aimed at far more than those eight senators, though their deal to reopen the government is getting torn to shreds by the rest of the party.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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“To shreds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20shreds. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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