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busted

[buhs-tid] / ˈbʌs tɪd /
















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

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

“There are hundreds of busted, dangerous sidewalks in South L A that have gone unrepaired for years,” he wrote to his network of followers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 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 he’s still standing at the end, even if Creed has busted his head open, “I’m gonna know for the first time in my life that I weren’t just another bum from the neighborhood.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

“Well? What happened after my mother busted into Mirror Tech and grabbed me up by the scruff of the neck?”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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