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  • I could guess, remembering the torn-up parking lot from yesterday.

    My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011

  • The Yankees keep hoping that Feliciano's torn-up shoulder will heal without surgery, but it doesn't sound like he has made significant progress.

    Reporter's Notebook 2011

  • My waffle stuck in the waffle maker, then I spilled a whole cup of coffee getting the creamer out of the fridge, and by the time I got that cleaned up the torn-up waffle was cold.

    MDRS-88: Grand disjunction 2010

  • Here is a young Lauren Bacall, her face diagonally bisected by roiling floodwaters or – the series is entitled Film Portrait Disaster – obliterated by an image of torn-up trees.

    Brian Dillon on John Stezaker at the Whitechapel Gallery 2011

  • Other times, he struggled, particularly in losses to the Jets and Saints, and Brady battled an assortment of injuries — albeit nothing as devastating as the torn-up knee.

    Patriots' Tom Brady named AP's NFL comeback player of year 2010

  • Jackie found an old torn-up book and started the fire.

    Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

  • To make croutons, toss a few torn-up slices of ciabatta or whole wheat bread with olive oil and salt and toast in the oven at 375 degrees until just golden.

    A Guide to Loving Winter Greens 2011

  • On her desk was a pile of torn-up bits of paper, gloves, a set of tweezers, acid-free mending tape and a Ferrero Rocher for later.

    Germans piece together millions of lives spied on by Stasi 2011

  • Jackie found an old torn-up book and started the fire.

    Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

  • The Yankees keep hoping that Feliciano's torn-up shoulder will heal without surgery, but it doesn't sound like he has made significant progress.

    Reporter's Notebook 2011

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