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Over the abundance of an American Thanksgiving feast, students who have read the paper will also be able to respond to the random uncle who works in the non-profit sector and insists that socialism is working like gangbusters in Scandinavia. — James Freeman, WSJ, "College Kids Not Endorsing Socialism, But They’re Open to It," 29 Oct. 2018 Yes, the Giants pitching staff has been gangbusters, but those three teams are extraordinarily dangerous at the plate. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants face white-hot A’s at crucial decision-making time," 12 July 2018 That is not going to be a sign that the economy is doing gangbusters. — Fox News, "Ari Fleischer: Trump wanted a trade war, he's getting one," 3 July 2018 Renewables continued their gangbusters growth, but as long as the majority of the world economy is powered by fossil fuels, a macro trend like economic growth is going to overwhelm the rise of clean energy on the margins. — David Roberts, Vox, "The most depressing energy chart of the year," 16 June 2018 And like Amazon, this company has been growing like gangbusters! — Eric Bleeker, USA TODAY, "This stock could be like buying Amazon in 1997," 14 May 2018 Uber says Freight has been going gangbusters, doubling its number of loads every quarter. — Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, "Uber keeps on truckin’ as Freight expands nationwide," 1 June 2018 Shows and movies like Stranger Things, Altered Carbon, Lost in Space, and The Cloverfield Paradox comprise Netflix’s most popular category—and its about to expand like gangbusters. — Thomas Harlander, Los Angeles Magazine, "Guillermo del Toro’s Horror Anthology Is the Future of Netflix," 15 May 2018 And like Amazon, this company has been growing like gangbusters! — Eric Bleeker, USA TODAY, "This stock could be like buying Amazon in 1997," 14 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gangbuster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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