burning
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By sharply limiting carbohydrates, it shifts the body away from relying on sugar for energy and toward burning fat instead, an effect that can help some people lose weight.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Even if on-the-ground reports of a burning west Altadena had reached the Rose Bowl base, the incident command located there was disorganized and chaotic, the report found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Contemplate life’s mysteries: The Explainer was a longtime Slate column that answered readers’ burning questions about the world.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
And once the world knows that a club has a wedge of cash burning a hole in its pocket courtesy of City, it can be difficult to spend it.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
She squinted against the burning midsummer late-afternoon sun that glinted in at a hard angle through the window.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
They were also sent into the streets in 2023 after a wave of truck burnings raised fears of wider unrest.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
"As natural habitats adapted to these controlled burnings, we see the expansion of fire-adapted species such as Eucalyptus, primarily on the wetter, eastern side of the Bass Strait islands," said Adeleye.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2024
Sweden raised its terror threat level last year following a series of burnings of the Quran that triggered protests in the Muslim world.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
However, Ms Noble said protest burnings posed "a real risk to the whole industry".
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2024
It took nine separate burnings before the fire got down to the straw and cotton ticking of its insides.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
