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bust

noun as in chest of human

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noun as in arrest for illegal action

verb as in ruin, impoverish

verb as in arrest for illegal action

verb as in physically break

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Stafford’s the leading Most Valuable Player candidate, and this could be the season that secures him a bronze bust in Canton.

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Growth has become so dependent on AI-related investment and wealth that if the boom turns to bust, it could take the broader economy with it.

After the firm went bust, a stock of diamonds supposed to be worth £157m - which investors had been told would act as security for their investments - was sold for £158,000.

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However, a key factor underpinning confidence that this won’t end up like the dot-com bust has been the Fed’s rate-cutting path.

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However, a key factor underpinning confidence that this won’t end up like the dot-com bust has been the Fed’s rate-cutting path.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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