bust in
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Estimates for its losses when ISL, which negotiated World Cup rights deals, went bust in 2001 were anywhere between $30mn and $115mn.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Many stock analysts compare the current tech-heavy U.S. market to the late 1990s internet-stock boom, specifically 1999 — just before the sharp run-up to the dot-com bust in 2000.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Certainly not from the game itself; basketball moves fast, and a bummer can become a bust in a blink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
When Shannon Johnson-George’s personal laptop went bust in February, she decided not to spend the roughly $1,000 it would cost to replace it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
I knew it really wasn’t my place to bust in and say something like that.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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