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burning

[bur-ning] / ˈbɜr nɪŋ /






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But quick-commerce firms are burning through cash chasing market share.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Protesters have repeatedly taken to the streets in the capital, Havana, and in a demonstration on Wednesday blocked roads with burning rubbish and shouted anti-government slogans.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The Sandy Fire was burning amid dry, light gusty winds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

As expected, the body quickly shifted from burning glucose to burning fat within the first two to three days of fasting.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

They started burning and smoking at the same time.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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