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a rip-roaring tale of the Old West
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This, combined with the rip-roaring bull market of the Eighties, was a major boon for the likes of Vanguard, which introduced its first 401(k) program in 1983.
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Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
The Descendents closed out the day in rip-roaring punk rock fashion, running through the first half-dozen or so songs of their headlining set in what felt like about six minutes.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
Through the rip-roaring tidal waves of highs and lows, the girls have weathered every storm with grace.
—Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
Non-skiers, rejoice: the Camden Snow Bowl offers rip-roaring tobogganing for just $10 an hour.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2024
Motorola The inner screen hits a rip-roaring 165 Hz.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023
On a tight European budget, Arcel has delivered a sweeping, rip-roaring historical epic with grand set pieces and widescreen imagery worthy of John Ford — the kind of big movie almost impossible to finance out of tiny Denmark.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2024
The much-ballyhooed return to power football was a rip-roaring success for at least one week as the Crimson Tide was dominant and efficient on both sides of the football.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023
For all the unease about Ukraine, a Gallup Poll this month found that Putin has a rip-roaring 5 percent approval rating among Americans.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
The Descendents closed out the day in rip-roaring punk rock fashion, running through the first half-dozen or so songs of their headlining set in what felt like about six minutes.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
Through the rip-roaring tidal waves of highs and lows, the girls have weathered every storm with grace.
—Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
Non-skiers, rejoice: the Camden Snow Bowl offers rip-roaring tobogganing for just $10 an hour.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2024
Motorola The inner screen hits a rip-roaring 165 Hz.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023
On a tight European budget, Arcel has delivered a sweeping, rip-roaring historical epic with grand set pieces and widescreen imagery worthy of John Ford — the kind of big movie almost impossible to finance out of tiny Denmark.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2024
The much-ballyhooed return to power football was a rip-roaring success for at least one week as the Crimson Tide was dominant and efficient on both sides of the football.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023
For all the unease about Ukraine, a Gallup Poll this month found that Putin has a rip-roaring 5 percent approval rating among Americans.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
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