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Burnside

American  
[burn-sahyd] / ˈbɜrnˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. Ambrose Everett, 1824–81, Union general in the American Civil War.


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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

“People are scared,” says Melissa Kono, the elected town clerk in Burnside, Wisconsin.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

They packed rock clubs along Burnside, making the city a breeding ground for talented, ambitious bands.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Burnside laughs, but rather than cutting the tension it just adds to it.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman