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Discover Ludwig"ripped from" is an acceptable phrase in written English.
It generally means to take something away forcefully. For example, "The criminal was ripped from the crowd and arrested."
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Ripped from the headlines?
"Houses were ripped from their stumps.
Phone wires ripped from her kitchen wall.
Some of these paintings seem ripped from current headlines.
The engine was ripped from his Ford and smoldered nearby.
Wires, ripped from the ceiling, dangle menacingly above.
Priceless pictures were ripped from their frames by bayonets".
So here's one of mine, ripped from today's headlines.
Some topical films are ripped from the headlines.
" 'Law and Order' is ripped from the headlines, you know".
"This was a truly gruesome killing ripped from the pages of a hit TV script.
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