to burn
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Wally Khan, another protester opposed to Lang, told AFP "this is very in line with what he does from city to city. He tried to burn a Quran in ... Dearborn" Michigan.
From Barron's
Scarhead had been gone for two or three days and the breeze was right, so I went to burn the trash.
From Literature
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"Once we had this map, we could start giving T cells much clearer instructions -- helping them keep the traits that allow them to fight cancer or infection over the long term, while avoiding the pathways that cause them to burn out," says Kaech.
From Science Daily
The U.S. is facing a critical shortage in hospital staff, with the ranks of registered nurses and other medical personnel having plummeted post-pandemic, often due to burn out.
From Los Angeles Times
I sat at the hearth that night, glad that Da had left us with enough turf to burn until he came back.
From Literature
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