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busted

[buhs-tid] / ˈbʌs tɪd /
















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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

And, as someone I wrote about two years ago regarding busted sidewalks in his neighborhood, he shared this lament about Thursday’s debate:

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

“I lived in Vegas for almost a year, busted my ass to slowly build back up kind of a career in a sense,” he explains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

“Not, I grant you, but what his manners is given to blusterous,” said Joe, apologetically; “still, a Englishman’s ouse is his Castle, and castles must not be busted ’cept when done in war time.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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