busted
Example Sentences
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Here are a couple of myths the experts busted.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
A few operations have been busted in India.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
An orange car pulled into the parking lot, with a busted taillight, and a few members of the group got up and hobbled over.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Multilingual scripts, images of young women and timed toilet breaks: a police tour of a newly busted cyberscam operation in Cambodia on Wednesday revealed how fraudsters ensnare foreign victims online.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
But Tariq woulda busted out any trick you can imagine to protect Ty.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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