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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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Feinberg got his start as a distressed-debt trader at Drexel Burnham Lambert in the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The federal indictment makes clear that there’s intense demand for U.S. chips among Chinese AI firms, Jack Burnham, a research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told MarketWatch in an interview.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

“Multiple industry players over time, particularly Nvidia, have argued that smuggling or diffusion of AI technologies to China were tall tales,” Burnham said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Burnham is yet to comment on the by-election defeat, while Sir Keir has said he will fight on despite the "disappointing" result.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

This lodging quickly became known as “the shanty,” though it had a large fireplace and an excellent wine cellar stocked by Burnham himself.

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