Burnaby

[ bur-nuh-bee ]

/ ˈbɜr nə bi /

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noun

a city in SW British Columbia, Canada near Vancouver.

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“A lot of people are afraid of spiders, and there’s nothing on the market that is reliable that keeps the spiders away,” says Andreas Fischer, an arachnologist at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada.
European fire ant chemicals may send spiders scurrying away|Erin Garcia de Jesús|May 18, 2021|Science News
She is a geologist at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada, and co-authored the study.
Giant worms may have hidden beneath the ancient seafloor to ambush prey|Helen Thompson|February 16, 2021|Science News For Students
The company, based in Burnaby, British Columbia, says its new machine has 5,000 qubits, the basic information processing unit in a quantum computer, and that each of these qubits is connected to 15 others.
D-Wave unveils its most powerful quantum computer to date|Jeremy Kahn|September 29, 2020|Fortune
“This is a beautifully done study,” says Anne Salomon, a marine ecologist at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada.
Bringing sea otters back to the Pacific coast pays off, but not for everyone|Jonathan Lambert|June 11, 2020|Science News

Regaining the main road, Major Burnaby and his companion sped on towards Samara.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams
Three stations were passed in safety, and Burnaby resolved on halting at the fourth, Krasnojorsk, for refreshment.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams
He made a sign to the attendants, and a large wooden box was at once pushed forward, and offered to Major Burnaby as a seat.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams
The next morning Major Burnaby encountered on the road the messenger he had despatched to Khiva.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams
Next morning, after remunerating his host for his hospitality, Major Burnaby proceeded towards the goal of his daring enterprise.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams