burning
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It had already been burning for some time when we showed up on scene; we stopped the flames but couldn’t save the structure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
By sharply limiting carbohydrates, it shifts the body away from relying on sugar for energy and toward burning fat instead, an effect that can help some people lose weight.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Even if on-the-ground reports of a burning west Altadena had reached the Rose Bowl base, the incident command located there was disorganized and chaotic, the report found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Contemplate life’s mysteries: The Explainer was a longtime Slate column that answered readers’ burning questions about the world.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
Silence punctuates the space between us and I feel his eyes burning a hole in the top of my head.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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
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
"As natural habitats adapted to these controlled burnings, we see the expansion of fire-adapted species such as Eucalyptus, primarily on the wetter, eastern side of the Bass Strait islands," said Adeleye.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2024
I saw the mass book burnings by the Nazis in 1933.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2024
King began his speech, “Beyond Vietnam,” by acknowledging he was moved to “break the betrayal of my own silences and to speak from the burnings of my own heart.”
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
