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busted

[buhs-tid] / ˈbʌs tɪd /
















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Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“I lived in Vegas for almost a year, busted my ass to slowly build back up kind of a career in a sense,” he explains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

A few operations have been busted in India.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

An orange car pulled into the parking lot, with a busted taillight, and a few members of the group got up and hobbled over.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

I busted back into the house, a determined scientist on a mission.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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