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burnish

[bur-nish] / ˈbɜr nɪʃ /


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National chains are working to burnish their own burgers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

For Macron, the summit will be one of his last chances to burnish his international standing and promote his cherished idea of European strategic autonomy before he leaves office next year.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Clark said Anthropic's motivation for publicly discussing the growing capability of AI technology is not to further burnish its reputation with paying customers.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Curt Sampson’s book doesn’t look to burnish the institution: It provides a forensic examination of Augusta National’s past.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

It’s a glorious evening, warm but not too close, the sun starting its lazy descent, shadows lengthening and the light just beginning to burnish the trees with gold.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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