bust
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Eleven other booms suggest a bust is inevitable.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
First comes the bubble, in this case, 1867-72, then the bust, 1873-79, and at intervals thereafter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Micron trades at a notably low forward price-to-earnings ratio—8.4 times, according to FactSet—because the memory-chip industry goes through cycles of boom and bust.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Students need better government protection if a university in England goes bust and cannot pay its debts, according to MPs.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
He pushed against that chicken wire so hard I was afraid he might bust right through it.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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