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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

Wearing body cameras, he and brother Clancy Bundy and cowhand Cache Burnside ride hard on horseback roping bulls across the scrubby range, aided by the family dog, Kaylie.

From Seattle Times Apr. 13, 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

Need I say that the men in the Army of the Potomac do not cheer General Burnside?

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

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