bust
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Within arm’s reach is a carved bust of what could be a cherub—smatterings of beauty and delight among the hideousness.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
As does Antonio Conte, who had boom and bust spells at Chelsea and Spurs.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Millions of unfinished homes show why the housing bust is still weighing on Chinese consumers—and the global companies counting on them.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The global financial crisis and the bear market of the early 2000s after the internet bust were driven by fear and panic.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Makeup! You know Papa will bust a gut if you show up with your face all marked up red as a monkey’s bottom.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
The post-financial-crisis era of easy money has led to repeated booms and busts in small, and sometimes not-so-small, parts of the market in the past 15 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
Communities soon removed statues and busts of him and scrubbed his name from streets, parks and schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
My heart practically busts through my rib cage.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
The BBC's new director general has described the traditional TV licence model as "a busted flush" and "no longer fit for purpose".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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
“If you went to the hospital with a busted knee, they would fix it, and that would cost more than an IVF cycle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
This is the third time Miss Saunders has busted her in the bathroom this month.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
Roosevelt is remembered for something else, too: trust busting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
Talarico-like candidates are busting out across the U.S., if few in his seminarian mold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The MoD said the Marinera was on its way to Russia and it backed the action against "sanction busting" activity by "shadow fleets" which it said was in compliance with international law.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
“Careful, Guitar. Go slow. You keep on busting ’em.”
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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