burnt

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From my treadmill desk, I attend “Overwhelmed and Burnt Out,” also known as “Burnout Circle,” a 45-minute Zoom meeting led by a Good Inside counselor.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Burnt garlic is acrid and unforgiving; here, it should dissolve into the base of the sauce, barely visible but deeply present.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“The fire came from the mountain. Burnt our forest. My people cried for help but Eywa did not come.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Burnt out, two years ago she quit – and the thread holding together the remnants of the town's healthcare system snapped.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

His family lived in Burnt Mill Creek, and when I enrolled in grade five, my family, which consisted at that time of my father and pregnant stepmother had just moved to San Francisquito Canyon.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith