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busted

[buhs-tid] / ˈbʌs tɪd /
















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A few operations have been busted in India.

From The Wall Street Journal

It looked to be quite a good hat, with grapes on it, better than the one that got busted up in the accident.

From Literature

Multilingual scripts, images of young women and timed toilet breaks: a police tour of a newly busted cyberscam operation in Cambodia on Wednesday revealed how fraudsters ensnare foreign victims online.

From Barron's

Smith said he was once told that Williamson “got busted hiding food under his bed.”

From Los Angeles Times

At this very moment my mom could be knocking on my bedroom door, and I’d be beyond busted.

From Literature