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burner

[bur-ner] / ˈbɜr nər /


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Relations were ultimately restored with Turkish mediation and the deal with Somaliland seemingly put on the back burner.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Savor a celebrity rumor that was too good to be true: For a moment this week, it seemed like Channing Tatum was using a burner Instagram account to leave snarky comments on his ex’s posts.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

Humbled manager Leopold Aschenbrenner, whose surname means ash burner, probably will rise like a phoenix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Hogh's career has been a slow burner since he came through the youth ranks with local club Randers then was sold to second-tier Hobro after an injury-hit spell, including a loan to Valur in Iceland.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

I took a deep breath, eased the incense burner I was holding back onto the shelf, and moved out of the shadows.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

I spent hours with Dad in our garage grease pit bleeding brakes, in our attic installing insulation, in the furnace room adjusting burners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

"We were using 300 kilos of wood a week, now it's about 450-600 kilos," he said, explaining that they had turned off the gas burners that help the ovens retain heat.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

The city has added heat pumps, biomass burners and electric boilers to a 1,400km network that links up nearly 90% of buildings in the Finnish capital, adds Mr Aaltonen.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025

Until Kayden Dixon-Wyatt took over alongside his teammate — both Ohio State commits — and turned on the burners for three second-half scores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025

But the little animals atop the incense burners, the handles of some vessels, the water droppers—they were not thrown.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park


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