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burn

[burn] / bɜrn /


VERB
cause or feel stinging pain
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Latinas stand out in just how much they are feeling the burn of rising costs.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Her family said her husband, Lou, was also severely burned and had to recover for a month in a hospital burn unit.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Flight tests of this experimental new wing, which is longer and lighter to maximise aerodynamic efficiency and reduce fuel burn, are scheduled to begin this year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

And yet, most Americans aren’t feeling the burn.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Lamps burn low and tarps black out the windows above ground, an effort to conceal the building from Hitler’s bombers.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

The charity Changing Faces wants the film and TV industry to stop using scars, burns and other visible differences as marks of villainy and has started a petition calling for more positive representation.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Connecticut alone burns 400 million to 500 million gallons a year, according to Chris Herb, president of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Subsequent research has strengthened the discovery, revealing that the same protein helps regulate how much energy the body burns.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

But many Malibu residents acknowledge this only reduces the risk your home burns — and provides no guarantees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

It burns, because I worry about it all the time.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Tiny pinewood bonfires burned through the night at a mountain cemetery as the largely Christian Philippines remembered its dead, turning the fog-shrouded hilltop into a vast, fragrant altar of light.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

During their double drop descent, Wolves - who remarkably suffered a treble drop to the bottom tier in the 1980s - burned through four managers and made a series of poor transfers.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

After a lifetime of high-level jobs, Kelly was burned out on dealing with boosters and round-the-clock recruiting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The company burned through around $329 million in free cash in the quarter, but its guidance implied that the burn will narrow to $235 million in the current quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Danny breathed in the mountain air and stared at the bright orange sun setting between mountain peaks until the memory was burned in his mind.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

BBC Verify has studied satellite images that show extensive burnt buildings in the north-east corner of Amiet Market, which is also known in Arabic as Al-Na'am Market.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“They say that it’s impossible to live a happy life when all you see is burnt houses and catastrophes, especially when you walk through the streets with your kids.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Having come face to face with its most brutal consequences, Cassie’s rose-colored glasses have been removed, stomped on, ground to a pulp and had their remains burnt to ash.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Dressed in a gray T-shirt, dark collared shirt and leather pants, RM’s hair is a light burnt sienna color matching the fur of the stylized tiger on the screen behind him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

I’m dreading being stuck at home, where Mom’s sadness hangs over everything like the smell of burnt toast.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

The practice echoes the burning of incense in Buddhist rituals, though pine's sharp natural scent makes it stand out from the aromatic powders used in joss sticks.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Your burning questions, answered: In the special segment Decoder Rings Back, host Willa Paskin answers listeners’ queries about cultural mysteries.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Brown fat is a specialized form of body fat that helps generate heat by burning energy, whereas white fat primarily stores excess energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

A law enforcement vehicle was seen driving through a burning barricade in France's second-largest city.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“He’s burning up. Where is that doctor? Where is he?”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo


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