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Adjective
She is broke and homeless.
Can I borrow 10 dollars? I'm broke until payday.
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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
One beep meant the huddle broke; two beeps meant the quarterback was ready for the play to begin.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
The movie’s protagonist, Frida (Naomi Ackie), is a broke cater waiter and nail artist who sneaks into the VIP section of an event she’s been working, only to trip on her heels and fall flat on her face.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
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
One beep meant the huddle broke; two beeps meant the quarterback was ready for the play to begin.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
The movie’s protagonist, Frida (Naomi Ackie), is a broke cater waiter and nail artist who sneaks into the VIP section of an event she’s been working, only to trip on her heels and fall flat on her face.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Broke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broke. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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