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rifted

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past tense of rift

as in fractured

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Social media and streaming have fractured the traditional advertising model in ways that are impossible to ignore.

— Ashlee Difuntorum, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
But if not in flames, fractured it was left — the WGAE said its decision would stand.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 July 2026

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As recently as 2024, Hurricanes Helene and Milton tore through Florida weeks before Election Day, damaging 25 polling places and forcing a reduction of these centers.

— Jonathan Webber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
The role is being recast after Ryan Hurst, who had been originally set as Kratos, tore a bicep while performing a stunt on set in late June, four months into the shoot, with the injury requiring surgery followed by a long recovery.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

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Reid pulled him aside both of the last two days for one-on-one conversations, presumably to discuss assignments and coverages.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Kerkering then hit Alonso on an 0-2 count, and after Mayza entered, Henderson pulled his 2-1 sinker to the base of the right-center wall.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

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The images her sister captured after the strike show the trajectory of the projectile, which ripped through floor after floor, and left a gaping hole covered in a thick layer of white dust.

— Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
As if it were ripped from a movie script, Crow-Armstrong slugged a leadoff home run in the first — just as Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani had in the top of the inning to cap a 10-pitch at-bat against Shota Imanaga.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

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The old temples of Tamil Nadu are a treasure-trove of forms incised on stone or magicked from brass, and lavished daily with fruit and flowers, incense and sandalwood, music and light.

— Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
Patterns on vessels were often incised into the mold itself, as this technique allowed for fine details to be transferred from mold to object.

— Teagan Wolter, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026

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OpenAI reported that models being tested on a cybersecurity benchmark found a way out of an isolated environment, obtained internet access and penetrated Hugging Face infrastructure.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
All of these appeared to originate at boundaries between tiles, suggesting hot gas may have penetrated these boundaries.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

Definition of penetrated

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