deadbeat
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He laughed when I asked whether the U.S. could become a deadbeat borrower or release tainted data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
He later calls Drake a "deadbeat" and suggests he has secretly fathered another child.
From BBC ● May 4, 2024
Some critics say that the relationship between the couple is portrayed as too loving but Scorsese never pretends to hide the motivations that drive a deadbeat, grifter like Ernest.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023
The newly engaged couple’s celebration comes a little over a month after Alexis called Blueface a deadbeat after he was seen hanging out with ex-girlfriend Chrisean Rock, with whom he also shares a child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
A picture emerged of an unstable deadbeat, swindler, and failed lawyer and lecturer.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Perhaps that’s because state and city laws make it difficult to evict deadbeats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
She has dealt with her share of layabouts, deadbeats and heartbreakers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
Far from being "deadbeats", Nathan says all the young dads he's worked with "will literally dedicate their whole life to being the best dad they can possibly be".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2023
Because he cares more than us deadbeats he has swept up all of the garbage!
From Salon ● May 23, 2022
I was down to a day and a half a week when Valencia called a mover to cart a load of furniture to an apartment she'd rented for one of the deadbeats.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
