burnt
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“They say that it’s impossible to live a happy life when all you see is burnt houses and catastrophes, especially when you walk through the streets with your kids.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Having come face to face with its most brutal consequences, Cassie’s rose-colored glasses have been removed, stomped on, ground to a pulp and had their remains burnt to ash.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
They were clad in the university’s signature burnt orange.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Bogs, normally resilient to heat, have been burnt and partially destroyed, it added.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Up close, she took in its stink, the sharp smell of burnt things.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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