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busted

[buhs-tid] / ˈbʌs tɪd /
















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“I lived in Vegas for almost a year, busted my ass to slowly build back up kind of a career in a sense,” he explains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Here are a couple of myths the experts busted.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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

The NFL has long been a brutal place for young quarterbacks, who can overnight go from the next big superstar to a busted flush.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

He and Mom and I sat at the little kitchen table over bowls of cereal after they busted me.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling