bust
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This is why, despite the money and the branding and the rhetoric, the project looks like a bust.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
The housing bust also weighed on Gen X’s homeownership rate, as some lost their homes in foreclosures and others opted to rent for fear of another crash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, the Web3-crypto hype cycle that pushed clunky, glitchy headsets into every boardroom in America also brought NFTs to the fore—which has also been a complete bust.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
Long before that, it had become clear that Sora was a bust.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
I had outgrown the bust of my dress.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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