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Both of them paused, looked at each and then busted up laughing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023

Kosteniuk as White allows her queenside to be busted up and renounces castling in exchange for the bishop pair and a half-open b-file, but neither works to her advantage in the ensuring play.

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Junior linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio busted up the gut for an early blocked punt to boot.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

In addition to destroying command posts, bridges, ammo dumps, and other large, fixed targets, HiMARS has also busted up Russian artillery batteries, in some cases a minute after the Russians fired their rockets.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2022

They were busted up, or deformed and strapped onto wooden boards, or just mentally not all there.

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos




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