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She later worked closely with RD Burman, whom she later married.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Bhosle and Burman built an extraordinary musical legacy together over 25 years, with Asha once recalling how he brought out the best in her.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
The water reaching the Lower Basin will probably fall below that point later this year or next, which has never happened, said Brenda Burman, general manager of the Central Arizona Project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
“The reports have not changed the fact that it is cheaper to break the law than comply with the law,” said Abigail Burman, a lawyer who has studied the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Down Burman, left at Bryson's, which looked nothing like the houses on Portal Avenue.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
The majority ethnic Bamar people — also called Burmans — and the ethnic minorities have “a better understanding of each other,” she said, and “there is more unity in the country.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
One of the best-selling books in Britain that year was the South African-born British explorer Archibald R. Colquhoun’s “Burma and the Burmans: The Best Unopened Market in the World.”
From New York Times ● May 15, 2019
If he does, he may enjoy strong backing from Burmans.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2018
The Burmans were already racing past me across the mud.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2017
I have mentioned this explanation to Burmans while talking of the subject, and they have always laughed at it.
From The Soul of a People by Fielding, H. (Harold)
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