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burner

[bur-ner] / ˈbɜr nər /


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Tesla has also put the Semi’s self-driving software on the back burner as it focuses on the newly deployed Cybercab and its other vehicles.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 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

"It'd all go to waste otherwise," he told AFP, while stirring a metre-radius metal pan perched atop a gas burner filled with ratatouille.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 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

She flicks on the gas burner to warm the oatmeal, pouring a little skim milk into it and stirring.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

It is also far from clear whether Intel’s agreements with Nvidia, Google or Apple will be barn burners in business terms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 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

Until Kayden Dixon-Wyatt took over alongside his teammate — both Ohio State commits — and turned on the burners for three second-half scores.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2025

My mom moved frantically around the kitchen, prepping and chopping and smelling the cazuelas starting to bubble on the burners.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya




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