deadbeat
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He laughed when I asked whether the U.S. could become a deadbeat borrower or release tainted data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
The fish-out-of-water comedy show followed the wealthy Rose family as they abruptly lose their money and mansion, and are forced to move into a shabby motel in a deadbeat town they bought as a joke.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Just prepare yourself for a Frankensteined dog cop, a killer cyber fish, a plethora of puns and . . . a surprisingly empowering message about how we should regard deadbeat cat dads.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2025
When some of the families later sued, authorities often used information from those interviews to portray the deceased as mentally ill criminals or deadbeat parents while defending their agencies in court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024
Pluto was just another deadbeat godly dad making weak excuses.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Yes, many more deadbeats, and even the public housing authority is pleading for relief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
He alienated many in his own profession, calling many fellow academics "dinosaurs", "deadbeats", "fossils" and "has-beens" in his autobiography, Avoid Boring People.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
She has dealt with her share of layabouts, deadbeats and heartbreakers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
Meanwhile, the three children raised predominantly in Gilmer became total deadbeats.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021
I loved an empty city room, just the blinking terminals and a few deadbeats like myself.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
