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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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Total alleged fraud: $75,000, according to the Justice Department, which announced this high-profile bust in a press release.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Students need better government protection if a university in England goes bust and cannot pay its debts, according to MPs.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Maybe an AI investment bust wouldn’t hurt so much after all.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“The issue in the dot-com bust of course was that fundamentals didn’t support the price, and the SOX ultimately lost 84% from 2000-2002,” Krinsky writes.

From Barron's • May 7, 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




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