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burn

[burn] / bɜrn /


VERB
cause or feel stinging pain
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Rebecca Grossman is a co-founder of the nonprofit Grossman Burn Foundation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Grossman is the co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation and is the the wife of prominent plastic surgeon Dr. Peter Grossman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Dan Burn stood on the foot of Dango Ouattara but the VAR feels the Brentford player theatrically threw himself to the ground.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Tino Livramento, another who has had fitness issues, can play on both flanks, which begs the question as to whether the inclusion of Newcastle United's Dan Burn is one Tuchel gut feeling too many.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Sasha had been taken to Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco so that they could be admitted into the Bothin Burn Center, a specialized unit that treats burn victims from around the Bay Area.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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