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English word

tear

B2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /teə(r)/US /ter/
noun

a hole that has been made in something by tearing

verb

to damage something by pulling it apart or into pieces or by cutting it on something sharp; to become damaged in this way

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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos delivers graduation speech at Princeton University
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Instead, my grandmother burst into tears.

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos delivers graduation speech at Princeton University

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