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Bhosle and Burman built an extraordinary musical legacy together over 25 years, with Asha once recalling how he brought out the best in her.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
The water reaching the Lower Basin will probably fall below that point later this year or next, which has never happened, said Brenda Burman, general manager of the Central Arizona Project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
“The reports have not changed the fact that it is cheaper to break the law than comply with the law,” said Abigail Burman, a lawyer who has studied the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Debbie Burman, another walker, heard Mrs Pyrah shouting for help.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025
And stopped only when he got to a house a few blocks before Burman Street.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
The majority ethnic Bamar people — also called Burmans — and the ethnic minorities have “a better understanding of each other,” she said, and “there is more unity in the country.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
One of the best-selling books in Britain that year was the South African-born British explorer Archibald R. Colquhoun’s “Burma and the Burmans: The Best Unopened Market in the World.”
From New York Times ● May 15, 2019
If he does, he may enjoy strong backing from Burmans.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2018
Various Burmans stopped me on the way and told me about the elephant’s doings.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2017
The regiments comprise not only Burmans but Karens, Chinese, and Arakanese.
From The Romance of the Red Triangle The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire by Arthur Keysall Yapp
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