burner
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The film tries to make a tongue-in-cheek commentary about how the “Scream” reboot pushed Neve Campbell to the back burner and focused on a new group of teenagers.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Retirement savings went on the back burner at age 50 when Ed Myrick’s son was born.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
“Today’s signal: that’s on the back burner now, not that it’s ever gotten off the ground,” Haines said in a note.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Along with "burner" phones from the US delegation, the confiscated items were tossed in a trash can at the bottom of the stairs of the presidential jet.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
I can tell it’s the worst kind of swill, the kind that looks like it was brewed in 1997 and has been sitting on a burner ever since.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
It is also far from clear whether Intel’s agreements with Nvidia, Google or Apple will be barn burners in business terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The New Build Heat Standard requires "climate-friendly" heating systems to be installed, which can include wood burners as well as heat pumps or district heating.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 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
Balance-sheet strength: Companies funding innovation through existing cash flows will be able to access capital more readily than cash burners.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
My mom moved frantically around the kitchen, prepping and chopping and smelling the cazuelas starting to bubble on the burners.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
