Example Sentences

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There were busts as well as booms - oil has always been a volatile commodity - but on the whole Aberdeen prospered, with the Granite City acquiring a new nickname: Europe's oil capital.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Neoclassical busts are cast in sand, marble and bronze and carved through with winding stairs, arched doors and regal columns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Falcon Wealth Advisors also busts what it calls the “spend the Roth last myth.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

Rosi’s artistry grasps the limitations of being a long-term guest, visually juxtaposing the ancient and elemental, busts and people.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

“I don’t quite understand the need for all this secrecy. Don’t law enforcement agencies usually want to publicize big arrests? Aren’t smuggling busts public information?”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix