bust
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This is why, despite the money and the branding and the rhetoric, the project looks like a bust.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Naturally, when the dot-com boom went bust between 2000 and 2002, companies raced to erase “.com” and “Internet” from their names.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Meanwhile, the Web3-crypto hype cycle that pushed clunky, glitchy headsets into every boardroom in America also brought NFTs to the fore—which has also been a complete bust.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
Five years of lottery missteps have produced exactly one current Sparks player, Cameron Brink, a social media star who’s been an injured basketball bust.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
I placed the bust of Jesus Christ underneath my pillow and fell asleep.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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