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bust

[buhst] / bʌst /
NOUN
chest of human
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NOUN
arrest for illegal action
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STRONG
letting go release
WEAK


VERB
physically break
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Best known for accurately calling the U.S. housing bust in 2007, Gundlach said he worries that “we’re past that point where everything’s viewed as beautiful” when it comes to the AI trade.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Simson's moped division puttered on after the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall but eventually went bust in 2002.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

A bust of early autumn warmth will see temperatures rise as high as 27C in south-east England by the weekend, whilst more rain is on the way further north.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

I’d rather bust my ass doing this thing, and suck the little bit of meat out of the crab leg.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

And if Dino-land turns out to be a bust, guess who owns thirteen thousand acres of nothing?

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

"My work also busts the myth that Byfield always did what he was told and never complained. He was very strong-willed but also suffered a great deal of hardship and psychological strain."

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

She motioned to the Egyptian busts and said: "These heads, they talk to me."

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

And despite the recent flurry of news and headlines, there is nothing new about these busts.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

He saw the gold standard as a useful curb on governments’ ability to foment booms and busts by printing money.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Meanwhile Beatriz busts out with, “Yo, enough of the classical music. They need to play some rap and salsa!”

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

"Immediately, we were comfortable with each other, and we jacked with each other, and we busted each other's chops, and we laughed a lot," he recalled.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

His diplomacy around fixing a busted sewage system might prove to be crucial to gaining club membership, members said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

“There are hundreds of busted, dangerous sidewalks in South L A that have gone unrepaired for years,” he wrote to his network of followers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 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

“Back in Brooklyn, when you busted in on the meeting with my attorney, did you ask me if I wanted help?”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Roosevelt is remembered for something else, too: trust busting.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Higher prices for building materials are boosting construction costs and busting renovation budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

With Hearts going for the title and Hibs busting a gut to derail them, there was a school of thought that this was the biggest Edinburgh derby of them all in the league.

From BBC Apr. 26, 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

If He meant for me to be replaced why didn’t He just kill me outright instead of busting me up and leaving me here to watch some strange boy take over my life?

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye




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