burner
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Rogers had little impact and was described as a "slow burner" by former scout Des Taylor, who brought him in.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Savor a celebrity rumor that was too good to be true: For a moment this week, it seemed like Channing Tatum was using a burner Instagram account to leave snarky comments on his ex’s posts.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
Only a small percentage of ChatGPT users, meanwhile, pay a subscription fee -- and OpenAI has put video AI and other side projects on the back burner.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
One of Istomin’s sorority sisters started a burner account so they could assess pages without giving anything away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
One man had managed to ignite the end of a stick of wood by holding it against the electric burner on his stove.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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
The New Build Heat Standard requires "climate-friendly" heating systems to be installed, which can include wood burners as well as heat pumps or district heating.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
"We were using 300 kilos of wood a week, now it's about 450-600 kilos," he said, explaining that they had turned off the gas burners that help the ovens retain heat.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 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
They sent me in to fix the burners.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
