Burnside
Americannoun
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Gen. Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac, “but if the couchant lion postpones his spring too long, people will begin wondering whether he is not a stuffed specimen after all.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Then, when I was talking to a friend, he reminded me that I knew this place — the Pico Burnside Baths, which was an old Russian Jewish bathhouse.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025
“The misconception is that these are put together by baling wire and glue,” said Zeitlin, CEO of California-based Burnside Aerospace.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Angus Council said the Burnside Primary School building was not safe for children and staff, after the roof was seriously damaged.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2023
Then Mr. Burnside signals to his wife, and apparently they communicate in that telepathic way that married couples sometimes do, because she comes up behind me and gently takes the backpack.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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