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burning

[bur-ning] / ˈbɜr nɪŋ /






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CoreWeave is burning cash and the demand only turns into positive inflows over time.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

It has some classical “history of a comedian” parts to it, but also we were there when she had to deal with things like the Altadena fire burning down her neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Millions of people across India are marking Dussehra, one of the country's most widely celebrated Hindu festivals, with processions, prayers and the ceremonial burning of giant effigies to symbolise the triumph of good over evil.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Near the iconic Place de la Republique in central Paris, broken glass and debris littered the roads, as a pile of burning bicycles belched out thick smoke.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

Did the firefighters find you in a burning building?

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Weirich must have known about the book burnings and anti-Jewish laws, but he was at first largely silent about them in his diary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

They were also sent into the streets in 2023 after a wave of truck burnings raised fears of wider unrest.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The American Library Association has a Bill of Rights, adopted on June 19, 1939, as a response to book burnings in Nazi Germany.

From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025

Last year, Sapo accused Iranian intelligence of hacking into a text messaging service to send 15,000 messages to Swedes, after several Quran burnings.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025

No burnings today, and none tomorrow... but if the snows continue, how long before the king s resolve begins to weaken?

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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