rip into
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"Everything is laid bare for the public to rip into rather than the talent being at the heart of it," says Marissa, who works as a model and voiceover actress when she's not gigging.
From BBC • May 3, 2025
This still from a simulation shows how a supermassive black hole's accretion disk can rip into two subdisks, which are misaligned in this image.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2023
Like other moray eels, he had two sets of jaws and an abundance of teeth, which he used to rip into the fish fillets doled out for dinner.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2022
A group of families impacted by the attacks, known as 9/11 Justice, is running ads that rip into Mr. Trump and other participants at the Bedminster tourney.
From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2022
For me, watching two champions rip into each other is not enjoyable, but Kilorn loves it.
From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard
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