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as in disrupted
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle
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as in tore
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it
the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two
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Water pressure is building back up in the Oakland County, Michigan, communities affected by a 42-inch water main that broke early Sunday and disrupted service.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
12 May 2026 -
But last month, as Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz disrupted exports from other nations, that proportion surged to 18%, Xu said.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Fudd first tore her right ACL and MCL in April 2019 at a USA Basketball event and then tore the same ACL and her medial meniscus during a UConn practice in November 2023.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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As bullets tore through at least a dozen cars, including a state police cruiser, panicked motorists abandoned their vehicles or hid under them for cover, according to prosecutors and state police.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Ohl also broke the vaunted 20-second barrier to win the 50 freestyle.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The company broke ground on that air separation plant in Brownsville, Texas, to produce gases for an unnamed customer.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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State patrol officials said the crash derailed six passenger cars and two locomotives, ripped open the truck’s tank of fuel and damaged the train tracks.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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In the first inning of the Yankees matchup against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Rangers leadoff hitter Brandon Nimmo ripped the ball to left field off Yankees starter Paul Blackburn.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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The early results confirm that British politics – once a two-way fight between the heavyweight Labour and Conservative parties – has fractured into a multi-party system, with the once-dominant parties now leaking votes to Reform, the progressive Liberal Democrats, and to the Greens.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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In the end, Walmart’s system wasn’t broken; it was fractured by too many middlemen and too little accountability.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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“Rived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rived. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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