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sticking up

verb

present participle of stick up

as in ripping off

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There’s also been online chatter leaning toward the antisemitic (Lefty is Jewish), and other comments painting her as a thieving mastermind knowingly ripping off songs.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
The Pigeon River tore through her trailer at another mobile home park during Helene, ripping off the siding so passersby could see through her entire house.

— Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ripping off

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Brazil's travel advisory was also recently updated, with officials warning Americans about crime and kidnapping, including armed robberies, carjackings and criminals drugging victims' drinks before robbing them.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Pittman missed several weeks with an undisclosed injury, robbing him of valuable time to build chemistry with Rodgers.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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In fact, plundering England’s lower leagues is a rich source of unique goals, from Ballard’s spectacular effort to this cheeky one from Crewe Alexandra striker Josh March in their 1-0 League Two win over Northampton on Saturday.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Nearly three decades later, Cornelius is still partying and plundering, though usually in a more relaxed fashion and with less of a Beach Boys influence.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026

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David Cassirer has argued the law clearly requires the museum to return the painting — and has pledged to support other looting victims with any proceeds.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
At the height of the roughly two-and-a-half-hour melee that followed, as many as 1,500 people surged through Westwood Village, smashing windows, looting stores, and vandalizing cars.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026

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It's meant to starve Russian President Vladimir Putin of the resources Moscow needs to continue its war in Ukraine after invading its neighbor more than four years ago.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
It’s meant to starve Russian President Vladimir Putin of the resources Moscow needs to continue its war in Ukraine after invading its neighbor more than four years ago.

— Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

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History is only half of the equation here, as both the Tigers and Gators are breaking in new coaches who just as easily could have been on opposite sidelines.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Just recently, a client came to us because their onboarding and user data pipeline kept breaking in ways their users could feel.

— Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

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