burned

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In pursuit of their first championship since 1989, the Wolverines lost three title games, weathered a pay-for-play scandal and burned through six head coaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

No structures have been burned, and no people have been injured, Fernandez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

People in the area reported the derelict building appeared "completely burned out" by 23:00 on Friday and Staffordshire Moorlands Police said about 40 people had to be evacuated.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“The Island of Living Gold is possible. It is guarded by a dragon, so it might involve being burned to death, but it is possible,” said Nighthand.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell