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as in disrupting
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 tearing
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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While Andreessen saw software disrupting industries, Morgan Stanley sees AI disrupting labor itself.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Want to know more about how AI is disrupting Hollywood?—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Three weeks after tearing her ACL, Italian downhiller Sofia Goggia won a World Cup race in 2022.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Feb. 2026
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What if the Celtics won a ring without Jayson Tatum, who could still come back this season after tearing his Achilles tendon in last year’s playoffs?—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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After rising higher earlier this year and briefly breaking the $100-per-ounce barrier, silver prices slid sharply before dipping and rising — and then dipping again.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Steamy and visually alluring, the film turns Brontë's story about revenge, obsession and social class into a bodice-ripping love affair.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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That didn’t stop him from playing an entire road game two days later and ripping Texas Tech’s heart out with two 3-pointers in the final 80 seconds to win.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Adults who should be home caring for their children are constantly being removed, fracturing families through continual arrests.—
Emily Galvin Almanza,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Powered largely by voters of color and women, the party still grapples with how to frame issues of race, gender and transgender rights without fracturing its coalition.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Riving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riving. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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