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[burk] / bɜrk /








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It can also be dangerous to embalm traditions, Burke believed, noting that “a state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

In “Reflections on the Revolution in France,” Edmund Burke warned against ignoring the wisdom of accumulated experience in favor of radical upheaval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

“It’s not a future risk, but a right-now risk,” Burke told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

"It's important that we understand where the helium-3 is," says Burke.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

A boy named Connor Burke made hummingbears out of willow and bark and sold them as souvenirs.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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