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In August 2023, Sweden's intelligence service Sapo raised its threat level to four on a scale of one to five, saying the Koran burnings had made the country a "prioritised target".

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

On Friday, she urged people to get copies of The Handmaid's tale before "they have public book burnings of it".

From BBC Sep. 1, 2025

"As natural habitats adapted to these controlled burnings, we see the expansion of fire-adapted species such as Eucalyptus, primarily on the wetter, eastern side of the Bass Strait islands," said Adeleye.

From Science Daily Nov. 16, 2024

Sweden raised its terror threat level last year following a series of burnings of the Quran that triggered protests in the Muslim world.

From Seattle Times May 2, 2024

King began his speech, “Beyond Vietnam,” by acknowledging he was moved to “break the betrayal of my own silences and to speak from the burnings of my own heart.”

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge