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Buna

American  
[boo-nuh, byoo-] / ˈbu nə, ˈbju- /
Trademark.
  1. a brand of synthetic rubber made by polymerizing or copolymerizing butadiene with another material, as acrylonitrile, styrene, or sodium.


Buna British  
/ ˈbuːnə, ˈbjuː- /

noun

  1. a synthetic rubber formed by polymerizing butadiene or by copolymerizing it with such compounds as acrylonitrile or styrene

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Sierra Vista 52, Desert Hot Springs 42: Cailei Buna finished with 19 points, making nine of 10 free throws, in the Southern Section Division 9 final.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2026

Zanat is also introducing Mr. Fukasawa’s new Buna chair, a handcrafted piece that flows like the Balkan river of its name.

From New York Times Apr. 15, 2024

In November 1942, Ladner was posted in the southeastern mountain jungles of what was then the Australian territory of New Guinea, fighting Japanese troops for control of the port of Buna, The Sun Herald reported.

From Seattle Times Feb. 6, 2022

Her mother, Dina Kyala Buna, 26, rinsed beans in a pot of water outside the family tent as her daughter recounted the perilous passage.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2019

He had worked as a gardener in Buna and from time to time had brought us some green vegetables.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

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