deadbeat
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I’m calling my shot: This will be the year that the Three Lions, the bungling, deadbeat clown show of international soccer, finally do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Just prepare yourself for a Frankensteined dog cop, a killer cyber fish, a plethora of puns and . . . a surprisingly empowering message about how we should regard deadbeat cat dads.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2025
When some of the families later sued, authorities often used information from those interviews to portray the deceased as mentally ill criminals or deadbeat parents while defending their agencies in court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024
He later calls Drake a "deadbeat" and suggests he has secretly fathered another child.
From BBC ● May 4, 2024
A picture emerged of an unstable deadbeat, swindler, and failed lawyer and lecturer.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Yes, many more deadbeats, and even the public housing authority is pleading for relief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
Far from being "deadbeats", Nathan says all the young dads he's worked with "will literally dedicate their whole life to being the best dad they can possibly be".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2023
Because he cares more than us deadbeats he has swept up all of the garbage!
From Salon ● May 23, 2022
Meanwhile, the three children raised predominantly in Gilmer became total deadbeats.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021
I was down to a day and a half a week when Valencia called a mover to cart a load of furniture to an apartment she'd rented for one of the deadbeats.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
