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The phrase "a strip from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a portion or segment taken from a larger piece, such as text, material, or an image.
Example: "The artist created a collage using a strip from an old magazine."
Alternatives: "a piece of" or "a segment of".
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When the strip down the middle of a corridor gets worn, they replace it with a strip from the side.
But some — although not all — studies suggest that removing a strip from the hamstring permanently weakens the muscle.
In a strip from December 2001 Zonker visited ground zero and spoke to a soldier who had been working in the World Trade Center's rubble.
Along a quiet mountain road, my friend tore a strip from an old beach towel and tied it around my arm in the car.
Then there is a strip from 1977, called It Don't Come Easy, showing all the unromantic legal precautions two young men had to go through just to get into bed – over 21?
And so, to review: In Stairway A of the south tower, a stranger tore a strip from his shirt to stanch the bleeding of Keating Crown, who had been wounded by the second plane and was hobbling down 78 flights on a broken leg.
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He presently received an envelope which contained a small strip from a Chinese lucky cooky.
Cut a "lift strip" from a thin plastic plate (for example, a lid of a margarine box).
Cut a thin strip from a piece of paper, twist it, and connect the two loose ends.
Tear a thin strip from an index card or business card.
A strip torn from one of them ripped right through Montebourg's teeth.
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