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Adjective
She is broke and homeless.
Can I borrow 10 dollars? I'm broke until payday.
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Austin Meek, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Sheinbaum must walk a fine line between her constituents, who don’t want to see Mexico humiliated — or go broke — and the unpredictable, impetuous Trump.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
For instance, portfolios with a high equity allocation show a lower probability of going broke when mean reversion is considered, compared with random walk assessments.
—Larry Light, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Cory FaceTimes with his baby mama and former The Challenge finalist Cheyenne, who tells him he better not have been gone for six weeks just to come home a broke loser.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
If not a broke man’s Kyler Murray, Keene has a chance to be Gabriel-lite for Michigan.
—Austin Meek, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Sheinbaum must walk a fine line between her constituents, who don’t want to see Mexico humiliated — or go broke — and the unpredictable, impetuous Trump.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
For instance, portfolios with a high equity allocation show a lower probability of going broke when mean reversion is considered, compared with random walk assessments.
—Larry Light, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Cory FaceTimes with his baby mama and former The Challenge finalist Cheyenne, who tells him he better not have been gone for six weeks just to come home a broke loser.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Broke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broke. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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