burned
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Of 3,622 Joshua trees planted between 2021 and 2024 to replace those burned in the Dome fire, roughly 23% have survived, the Park Service said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The company has burned through huge volumes of investor cash and recently hired a chief revenue officer, Denise Dresser, to help raise its own money.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The fire had burned more than 10,000 acres and was 0% contained.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
By this time NeXT had burned through most of its funding and was staring at insolvency, so Jobs flew to Tokyo and asked for more money.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
“It was a hot fire while it lasted. It burned all the undergrowth just about back to the grove.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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