burn
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"The fire is still burning and will have to just burn out. Because of the intensity, it was difficult for the fire units to do much other than to watch."
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
But for Odenkirk, it was the prospect of a slow burn that appealed to him, with a first stretch that plays closer to “Fargo” before the mayhem ramps up to almost cartoonish proportions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
On Earth, smaller objects "burn up high in the... atmosphere due to friction" before they reach the ground, noted Betts, which is not the case on Earth's natural satellite.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Both OpenAI and Anthropic will burn through a giant amount of cash in the coming years, and are counting on their IPO investors to help buoy their businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The initial shock of the ice water had worn off, and now every part of Owen was on fire with the kind of burn you only felt from a bitter, bone-deep cold.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing burn
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Words with Two Past-Tense Forms That Creeped (or Crept) into English
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