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
“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
This memory of watching a stove’s burner becomes a symbol for his creative journey, a moment that mixed joy and fear, “almost like an invitation, a challenge to go forward.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
You could hold a sliver of wood to the stove burner until it burst into flame, and then for a moment it would flare brightly, giving off orange light.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
She repeatedly checked the burners on her stove.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 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
The four burners on her gas stove heat the room a bit—hardly safe, but badly needed, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 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
She set two iron skillets on burners, flipped a hunk of butter into each, and turned on the flames.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
