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Burnham

American  
[bur-nuhm] / ˈbɜr nəm /

noun

  1. Daniel Hudson, 1846–1912, U.S. architect and city planner.


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She added that while Burnham may not be welcome on her YouTube series, she would "100% love to have a conversation with him" about what he's doing to tackle youth unemployment.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

It says Burnham is sounding "calls for consensus" on "social care crisis", inviting "Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey to discuss how to drive urgent reforms".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Andy Burnham has invited the leaders of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats for talks on reforming social care in England.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, an Everton fan, decried the plan saying football was not a product in a post on X.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

For Burnham, with his failed attempts at getting into Harvard and Yale and his lack of formal architectural training, sitting down to dinner with these men was like being a stranger at someone else’s Thanksgiving.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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