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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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He moves from the peat bogs of 18th-century Ireland to the dot-com bust with equal authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

With stock markets continually hitting new records, one fear is a repeat of the dot-com bust.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Micron trades at a notably low forward price-to-earnings ratio—8.4 times, according to FactSet—because the memory-chip industry goes through cycles of boom and bust.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

That was down 46% from 2022 and the lowest level since 2013, when construction was stagnant following the subprime mortgage bust.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Most people who bust out the door without waiting for change, I keep it.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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