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burner

[bur-ner] / ˈbɜr nər /


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Humbled manager Leopold Aschenbrenner, whose surname means ash burner, probably will rise like a phoenix.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The burner uses an advanced form of pressure-gain combustion and surpassed NASA's previous record of 250 seconds.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Frank Garza said, as many perpetrators only communicate through burner social media accounts or ask for money through difficult-to-trace platforms.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Four months later she felt well enough to make a comeback, but the journey to the top has been a slow burner.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

The scented wax burner that’s always on at Zara’s house is here too, cutting through the smell of bleach and smothered air, a reminder of home.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

He and his roommates would use up to six stove burners at a time to prepare meals together, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Normally they use acid made by cooking imported sulfur in plants called burners.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Balance-sheet strength: Companies funding innovation through existing cash flows will be able to access capital more readily than cash burners.

From MarketWatch Jan. 16, 2026

The city has added heat pumps, biomass burners and electric boilers to a 1,400km network that links up nearly 90% of buildings in the Finnish capital, adds Mr Aaltonen.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

With a pair of kitchen tongs, Simon lifted the cannibal book from a vat of bubbling liquid that sat upon a makeshift stove, fashioned out of Bunsen burners from the Swanburne laboratory.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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