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
Just prepare yourself for a Frankensteined dog cop, a killer cyber fish, a plethora of puns and . . . a surprisingly empowering message about how we should regard deadbeat cat dads.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2025
He later calls Drake a "deadbeat" and suggests he has secretly fathered another child.
From BBC ● May 4, 2024
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 single-parent home is all I’ve ever known, and Lucy more than made up for some deadbeat dad.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
Yes, many more deadbeats, and even the public housing authority is pleading for relief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
He alienated many in his own profession, calling many fellow academics "dinosaurs", "deadbeats", "fossils" and "has-beens" in his autobiography, Avoid Boring People.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
We take fatherhood very seriously, calling out bad dads and disassociating ourselves from deadbeats.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2020
A review of hundreds of federal lawsuits filed against screening companies over the past 10 years shows how hasty, sloppy matches can lead to reports that wrongly label people deadbeats, criminals or sex offenders.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2020
I loved an empty city room, just the blinking terminals and a few deadbeats like myself.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
