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Example sentences for: busted

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First, police found 57 deaf Mexicans in "virtual slavery" in Queens ( New York Times ); then similar rackets were busted in North Carolina and Chicago.
The positive American Airlines spin: We're being busted for providing better service at lower cost.
--Busted Confidence
Even Pat Robertson got busted in 1988 for the use of a Christian Broadcasting Network plane--his travels were valued at $260,000.
In the last 10 years, Mafia operations have been devastated by arrests . For instance, last year federal agents busted the bulk of Detroit's family--one of the most powerful and impenetrable.