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burner

[bur-ner] / ˈbɜr nər /


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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

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

One of Istomin’s sorority sisters started a burner account so they could assess pages without giving anything away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

She placed the pot on the kerosene burner.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

It’s a lot of emotional freight for four burners and a refrigerator.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

Rashid threw up his hands and kicked a box of Bunsen burners across the floor.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau


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