burner
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The film tries to make a tongue-in-cheek commentary about how the “Scream” reboot pushed Neve Campbell to the back burner and focused on a new group of teenagers.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Retirement savings went on the back burner at age 50 when Ed Myrick’s son was born.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
“Today’s signal: that’s on the back burner now, not that it’s ever gotten off the ground,” Haines said in a note.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Those who were thinking about the parties' green policies said they feared climate change had been "put on the back burner".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Dad turns a burner off under the pot of baked beans and comes over to whack me on the back.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
I spent hours with Dad in our garage grease pit bleeding brakes, in our attic installing insulation, in the furnace room adjusting burners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 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
Crypto, fuel cells, and AI cash burners are well-represented.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
These Janis served one after another, banquet-style, more because she had only three working burners and two hands than for formal effect.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
