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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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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

Simson's moped division puttered on after the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall but eventually went bust in 2002.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

I’d rather bust my ass doing this thing, and suck the little bit of meat out of the crab leg.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Like he was about to bust from holding back the news, Grandpa’s whispered, “I done bought me a dang artermobile, Will Tweedy! A Pierce!”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

At the top, the Federal Reserve has long assigned itself the task of navigating the economy away from busts.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 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

Facing the threat of fresh tariffs, Vietnamese authorities pledged to increase IP violation busts by at least 20% in May compared to the same period last year.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

And despite the recent flurry of news and headlines, there is nothing new about these busts.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

On the afternoon of the second day, I start to put on my AffloVest, jumping in surprise when Barb busts through the door, ready for the usual four o’clock fight that we have over it.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

He has even busted Bhangra moves with Jimmy Fallon, external, with the US talk show host labelling him "the biggest Punjabi artist on the planet".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

His diplomacy around fixing a busted sewage system might prove to be crucial to gaining club membership, members said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 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

Ernie busted out laughing from beneath the covers.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

Instead, it’s happening in a climate-controlled studio in Los Angeles, where a Swedish football icon skilled in third person self-regard is tangling—or, perhaps, simply busting chops—with a polarizing American soccer loudmouth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

With Hearts going for the title and Hibs busting a gut to derail them, there was a school of thought that this was the biggest Edinburgh derby of them all in the league.

From BBC Apr. 26, 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

A scenario in which the energy industry thrives without busting Americans’ budgets would be a major achievement.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 8, 2026

It caint be good for you to try to keep a laugh inside, I was this close to busting clean apart!

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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