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durst

American  
[durst] / dɜrst /

verb

  1. Archaic. simple past tense of dare.


durst British  
/ dɜːst /

verb

  1. a past tense of dare

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Officially, “The Beast in Me” isn’t based on any true story, although its resemblance to the events of “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” is impossible to ignore.

From Salon

Like Madison, Durst’s wife, Kathleen, mysteriously disappeared in 1982.

From Salon

Yungblud says he was originally supposed to sing “Changes” as a duet with Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst but that Durst had to pull out of the festival after a family emergency.

From Los Angeles Times

“Fred Durst’s a legend, but it would have been a completely different story. It’s like the universe gave me a day to make two years’ headway in my career.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Ridiculous numbers,” said Keith Durst, owner of the hospitality-advisory firm Friend of Chef.

From The Wall Street Journal