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burn

[burn] / bɜrn /


VERB
cause or feel stinging pain
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McElligott also provided this chart showing how Big Tech is set to burn through a ton of its cash that in the past might have been used for buybacks by the end of this year:

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

And inspiration is easy to find in this piece of North America’s so-called “Galapagos,” where the Pacific sparkles in the background of any burn scar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

An intensive coding session by a programmer can burn through one million tokens in a matter of hours or less.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

According to forecasts it has shared with investors, it is set to burn cash at a level that would dwarf any other public company in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

She bent low against Dodger’s neck and held tight to his mane, her eyes squeezed shut against the glare and burn.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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