burned

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Two children, who were not identified, were burned and airlifted to a burn center at the UC San Diego hospital for specialized treatment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

She inherits the task of running a country hit by powerful organized crime gangs and chronic political instability, as it burned through eight presidents in the past decade.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

In Iran the U.S. military burned through pricey missiles that America builds at anemic numbers—Tomahawks, Standard Missiles and the like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

They’ve been burned by the cyclical nature of the memory industry.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

Jacques snatched a fish from the water and burned it half black, and she ate small flakes of that.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell