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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

Instead, it was largely a bust, with buyers spooked by higher rates and uncertain about the path of the economy and job market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

The boom and bust nature of mining as well as shifting federal policies have also played a role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Staring right at him was a marble bust of Diocletian, his limestone face glowering with disapproval.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

She motioned to the Egyptian busts and said: "These heads, they talk to me."

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

And despite the recent flurry of news and headlines, there is nothing new about these busts.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

People extrapolate the good times too much in booms, and the bad times during busts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Communities soon removed statues and busts of him and scrubbed his name from streets, parks and schools.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

“It’s important to let the kids know you mean all this metaphorically, honey,” he says, sitting straight up so that his head busts through the ceiling.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Newly appointed BBC chief Matt Brittin recently described the licence fee as a "busted flush"

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Louis, in comparison, is kinda busted — gloomy, tortured, unable to fully embrace the everlasting banquet Lestat has laid out for him.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

“If you went to the hospital with a busted knee, they would fix it, and that would cost more than an IVF cycle.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Our heating unit busted right at the start of winter, and luckily we had enough to pay for it without my mom having to deal with another creepy guy.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

The Sweet 16 round of the tournament begins on Thursday night, and some of the top earners can be found still scoring baskets and busting brackets.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026

He said: "This action formed part of global efforts to crack down on sanctions busting."

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

Dozens of people protested Thursday outside Rockstar Games' offices in Edinburgh, accusing the multi-billion dollar studio behind the smash "Grand Theft Auto" open-world carjacking franchise of "blatant union busting" by firing 31 people.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025

Baristas are looking for the company to increase hours to address understaffing concerns, raise take-home pay and resolve labor law violations for union busting, the union said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

I said, “Well, what’re we going to do? We can’t just go busting into this city and expect someone to feed us, can we?”

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis