burn
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“That night, I didn’t sleep. ... A full island burn would have been the worst case.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
An intensive coding session by a programmer can burn through one million tokens in a matter of hours or less.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
According to forecasts it has shared with investors, it is set to burn cash at a level that would dwarf any other public company in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
This can lead to "retinol burn" where their protective skin barrier gets damaged.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
When I came back out Scarhead was in the burn area.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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