bust
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This is not new: authorities in Vietnam perennially and publicly bust bootleg vendors to show that they are doing something about the country's ubiquitous shadow economies.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
So by this season, Cardinals fans had already saddled Walker with the ultimate label of ignominy: He was a bust.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
That stood in sharp contrast to some of the biggest names in technology: Microsoft fell 17% in June alone, its worst month since December 2000, at the height of the dot-com bust.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
The memory-chip industry faces boom and bust cycles, with new South Korean manufacturing capacity raising concerns.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
This ceramic bust by L. N. Fowler was to help serious phrenologists locate the thirty-seven "organs" of the brain while feeling around on the head for bumps and dips.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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