burn
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SpaceX spokesperson Dan Huot said the booster failed to complete its so-called boost-back burn after launch.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
But these quick-commerce firms burn cash chasing market share, leading to questions about sustainable profitability amid intense competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
After the Super Heavy booster separated from the upper stage as expected, Huot said on the livestream that the booster failed to complete its so-called boost-back burn.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
During the 1950s and 1960s, workers would regularly burn toxic waste in open pits and cleaned engines with solvents that later contaminated the groundwater.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
She had to do something about the second-degree burn right now.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing burn
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