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bust

[buhst] / bʌst /
NOUN
chest of human
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NOUN
arrest for illegal action
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STRONG
letting go release
WEAK


VERB
physically break
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While a corporate bond might not repay if the company goes bust, a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But the boom ended up smaller than anticipated and was followed by a predictable bust when federal stimulus dried up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Best known for accurately calling the U.S. housing bust in 2007, Gundlach said he worries that “we’re past that point where everything’s viewed as beautiful” when it comes to the AI trade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

The bust on sale depicts Daphne, Apollo's first love in Greek mythology, and is inscribed with the Latin phrase "me fecit Roma" - translating to "Rome made me".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The noble bust, the sloping shoulders, the graceful neck, the dark eyes and black ringlets were all there;—but her face?

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

"My work also busts the myth that Byfield always did what he was told and never complained. He was very strong-willed but also suffered a great deal of hardship and psychological strain."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

The post-financial-crisis era of easy money has led to repeated booms and busts in small, and sometimes not-so-small, parts of the market in the past 15 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

These fraud busts will not make a material difference.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

There are bars on the ground floor windows, not because we’re criminals or anything like that, but so no one busts in and steals from a bunch of kids who’ve already lost enough.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Retrieving busted bots on stretchers, one of the Humanoid Games’ best visual gags, may actually have originated with her league.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

She got a yellow thermos like the one in the film, which, miraculously, never seems to run out of java, even when the coffee pot is busted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Pogacar lost his closest rival in this year’s Tour, Jonas Vinegegaard, to a busted collarbone midway through the race, and now the same injury has sent him home, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

The BBC's new director general has described the traditional TV licence model as "a busted flush" and "no longer fit for purpose".

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

Should a player who transfers and has superior talent immediately get to start over a player who has been in the program for three years busting his butt?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Arzani appeared in acres of space on the left, Colby Donovan having over-committed to attack and now busting a gut in a forlorn attempt to recover.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Roosevelt is remembered for something else, too: trust busting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

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 had a few failures and had to start over, but Pa says he was busting with pride when he finished.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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