burned

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"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

No structures have been burned, and no people have been injured, Fernandez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

People in the area reported the derelict building appeared "completely burned out" by 23:00.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

And yet Micron shares are falling, closing Wednesday down another 3.4%, to $382.09; investors have a fickle relationship with Micron after years of getting burned by the cyclical nature of the memory business.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

A synagogue burned down and the fire trucks came.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom