burned

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METs measure how many calories are burned during physical activity compared with resting.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Other long-range strikes have sparked fires that have burned for days at oil facilities hundreds of kilometres behind the front line.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Her mayoral term has been defined by her responses to the city's homelessness issue, federal immigration raids and a destructive wildfire that burned through a wealthy neighbourhood in Los Angeles in January 2025.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Investors and bank loans fueled Brian McClain’s “house of cards” beef operations, which burned through $170 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The fire did not burn the wood of the boat, though it smoked—but a rope, Christopher saw, had burned instantly to ashes.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell