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bust open



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But such events are also drawing the working and middle classes, who bust open savings and borrow money to afford spiraling prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

“If a lot of them hatch at the same time, they’re able to bust open the cysts,” Ochola says.

From Science Magazine Feb. 27, 2022

Then, I heard the door was about to bust open.

From New York Times Oct. 13, 2020

Those that the grizzlies puncture or bust open must go back to their manufacturers’ drawing boards.

From Washington Post Nov. 29, 2017

The kind of tears that burn your eyes, and the sort of sobs that make your chest ache so that you’re sure it’s going to bust open.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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