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Buna

American  
[boo-nuh, byoo-] / ˈbu nə, ˈbyu- /
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

In January 1945, Wiesel and his father were forced to undergo a 10-day “death march” with other prisoners from Buna to Buchenwald in Germany.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2016

One day the power failed at the central electric plant in Buna.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

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