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bust

[buhst] / bʌst /
NOUN
chest of human
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NOUN
arrest for illegal action
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STRONG
letting go release
WEAK


VERB
physically break
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Example Sentences

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What’s more, even if AI demand turns out to be something of a bust, their blue-chip facilities should still see surging demand from other growth areas like corporate cloud computing.

From Barron's

Perhaps the biggest myth that has been busted so far: During its early days, bitcoin was said to be a hedge against fiscal excess, government money-printing and inflation.

From MarketWatch

The trick for executives at privately held JE Dunn and elsewhere is how to manage the risk that the boom could go bust.

From The Wall Street Journal

And with that, Upton left, mad enough to bust his fancy gold buttons.

From Literature

“This fight extends beyond devastating job losses and new forms of union busting,” a copy of the letter states.

From Los Angeles Times