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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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Stocks ended mixed after hopes for U.S.-Iranian negotiations caused a slide in the price of oil, while concerns about a potential AI bust weighed on the technology sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

But some experts are getting flashbacks to an earlier generation — and the sorts of all-stock deals that became emblematic of the dot-com boom and bust.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

A small geopolitical gyration therefore could see the government bust through its spending rules, spooking investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

That led eventually to a bust and a stock-market crash in those railroad stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

It gave him a strange, off-kilter appearance, like a Parian bust that had slumped during kilning due to some internal imbalance.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

"Egypt and Rome, the Faces of Fayum", opening Wednesday at Rome's Ara Pacis museum, also includes mummies, masks, shrouds, jewellery, marble busts and statuary.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

He points to prior periods of heavy investment such as the railroad boom and mania around dot-com stocks, which led to market busts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"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

Most of those coverage busts came from USC’s backups at the position, but it does beg questions about the depth in the Trojans’ defensive backfield.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Piper laughs first, then the whole class busts up.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

The property slump means that real estate, once Chinese savers’ preferred method of socking money away, is a busted flush.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

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

He smiled after I busted him for looking, which made me recoil in horror and quickly dart over to hide in the pet food aisle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

They’re showing off their dance moves, busted robots and the cabbage patch, and looking ridiculous.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

In 1686, at least one now contested-account recounts the story of Sir John Knight, a devout anti-Catholic, busting into the church of St. Michael in Bristol, England, during services with a gun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

Despite the teenager then busting his score, Noppert failed to take advantage and retake the lead.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Abby and I started off walking and ended up racing down the sidewalk before busting into the store in a fit of giggles.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry


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