burning

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Using a wooden spoon, stir the lentils often to avoid burning them.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Cubans have protested by banging pots and burning garbage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The team envisions a future in which portable systems could be deployed directly over burning oil spills to intentionally generate fire whirls on demand.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

UN climate chief Simon Stiell said the "main culprit" of warming temperatures was humanity's burning of coal, oil and gas, which is the primary driver of climate change.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The morning air is sharp with the tang of burning wood, rubber, paint, sugar— whatever was in those warehouses along the river.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin