burner
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Elin Davis, 30, from South Wales, says her log burner is more economical than turning her heating on - though she added that "logs can cost quite a bit these days".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Though the hotel’s owners eventually got the city permissions they needed, Attias said, a partnership with other hoteliers dissolved and the Clark went to the back burner again, as did the Embassy Auditorium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
In recent years, the company has put driver-operated cars on the back burner in favor of advancing autonomous vehicles and robotics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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
Dad turns a burner off under the pot of baked beans and comes over to whack me on the back.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
It’s a lot of emotional freight for four burners and a refrigerator.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
She repeatedly checked the burners on her stove.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 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 inside of the honey house was one big room filled with strange honey-making machines—big tanks, gas burners, troughs, levers, white boxes, and racks piled with waxy honeycombs.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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