burn
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Prices are already soaring for heating oil, which millions of Americans in the Northeast will soon burn to warm their homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Part of the US advantage stems from the vast sums being invested in leading AI companies as the frontier labs burn through mountains of cash to build the infrastructure to train new models.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
In the case of large, multiple-battery fires, they can burn for days, while releasing toxic gases such as hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Roman carried out its first burn on Aug. 31, adjusting its path toward the observatory's eventual orbit.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
He had to torch his oldest friendship as well, burn that to the ground along with everything else.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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Less fortunate were Lehmann, who died of his burns in the hospital, and Dolan, in whose pocket was discovered a poignant goodbye letter written to his wife in case of disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Once Roman settles into its orbit around L2, maintaining its position should require only periodic station-keeping burns about once every 28 days.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
They were treated at a local hospital for burns on their hands and were released.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
It increases resting energy expenditure so the body burns more calories, promotes liver fat breakdown and supports weight loss.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The fire makes its own wind, whooshing hot air at me, and the wind burns even though I’m standing far back from the flames.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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Lead absorbed as much as 25 times more X rays than the burned papyrus around it, causing the writing to stand out dramatically.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Instead, the victorious Malcolm’s jubilant followers dragged him off upstage to be burned at the stake while the witches temptingly held out the crown to the boy Fleance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Related: ‘I’m burned out’: I’m constantly helping my cousin who is running out of money.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
After the shootout, officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said firefighters were finally able to move in and tackle the flames, which burned about 5 acres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Danny breathed in the mountain air and stared at the bright orange sun setting between mountain peaks until the memory was burned in his mind.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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The Indonesian government said more than 202,000 hectares of land were burnt countrywide between January and July, the latest available data.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
They were clad in the university’s signature burnt orange.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Official data show 38,000 hectares have burnt in West Kalimantan.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The dishes themselves are constantly changing—past offerings have included a reimagined s’more made from an aerated dark-chocolate rock with graham-cracker ganache and burnt meringue, which was paired with strawberry amaro milk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It burnt on, however, quite steadily, neither receding nor advancing.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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“Most black pigments at that time were made by burning different materials.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
“It was a little hard for me to breathe, and my eyes started burning a lot,” she said in Spanish, recounting the incident to a reporter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
"Everyone made it out to be so easy, but my face felt like it was on fire and there was a horrible smell of burning skin," says Nikita Morgan, as she describes her eyelid surgery.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
It should be noted that from March through May the weather is quite hot, and there is bad air quality due to nearby agricultural burning.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
As I hurried home, it felt as though the note was burning a hole in my pocket.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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