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burn

[burn] / bɜrn /


VERB
cause or feel stinging pain
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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

This can lead to "retinol burn" where their protective skin barrier gets damaged.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Mistakes burn brighter than the good things I do.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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