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burn

[burn] / bɜrn /


VERB
cause or feel stinging pain
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Despite the spontaneity and haphazardness of it all, which contributed to a rough burn, the 22-year-old returned on two more occasions — including this year.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

One was being treated for heat exhaustion and the other for a minor burn.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

One sample: “I don’t think I would be more upset if you were to burn the flag in our front yard.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Oil lamps burn to mark the last day of the 13-day Buddhist mourning ritual in Dhunge, Nuwakot district, Nepal, 7 September 2026.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

He was right, it didn’t burn as much as I thought it would, and the flavor was sharp and pleasant.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

The first deliveries landed: Seafood was up 7%, fresh fruit was up 4.9% — everything that rides a refrigerated truck was up, because the cold chain burns the most diesel per mile.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

Most animals "do not have many options" to relocate as their habitat burns, he added.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

To this day, his calculus for greenlighting any major production seems to come down to how vastly one’s star power burns.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

He suffers horrible burns, but she dashes away unscathed.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

That pouch contained remedies for all sorts of common problems, including burns.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

Protesters chanted slogans against Sheinbaum and a group burned a cardboard effigy of her.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

No one was injured, but the mill burned to the ground.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

But if those particles are collected inside a flask, they form a dense suspension of burned tobacco -- a tar-like sludge.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

But it turns out that more screen time is not a great solution to feeling burned out and overwhelmed.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

Rage gathered in my stomach, burned in my chest, making my head throb.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

According to the Nusantara Atlas fire tracker, more than 285,000 hectares have burnt in Indonesia so far this year.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Hannah Leonard, from the Royal College of Midwives union, said: "Midwives do an extraordinary job, and they deserve to feel pride in their profession, not burnt out within a few years of qualifying".

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

More than three quarters of those surveyed, which included former teachers, said they had felt "frequently or constantly burnt out" while at work.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burnt beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens southwest of London, laid out in the 17th century.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

"Good lad. I'll send a pot-boy out with some burnt ale for you."

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

A Khamis Mushait resident told AFP he heard "intense blasts" which left fires burning for a "long time".

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Smoke resulting from incomplete burning contains dense, lethal concentrations of carbon monoxide.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

You’re doing it wrong if you experience persistent tightness, burning, itching or redness, said Gohara, the dermatologist.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

One day, I saw my older sister carefully burning the edges of a blank notebook.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

In the craziness of the burning factory, I’d done what I’d been training to do—I’d relied on my partner and cuffed the target before I’d gotten a decent look at her.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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