busted
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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
By the end of the night, the pavement was littered with busted watermelons, sodas and chips, according to law enforcement and social media videos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 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 he’s still standing at the end, even if Creed has busted his head open, “I’m gonna know for the first time in my life that I weren’t just another bum from the neighborhood.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
She took care of all my busted toes, scratches, stone bruises, and boils.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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