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Burr
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burr
English
Pronunciation
en /bɝ/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bur.wav US
en /bɜː/ RP,AU
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bur.wav Southern England
en /bʌr/ Scotland
en /bøː/ NZ
en /beː/ Scouse,square-nurse
en /bɛː/ Humberside,Teesside,square-nurse
en ɜː(ɹ) ʌr 1
en bur burr ; birr<aa:fern-fir-fur> ; bare bear<aa:both <<fair-fur>>>
Proper noun
en.
en Alexandra Jaffe First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/12/politics/one-nation-gop-group-launch/index.html 2015-05-12 One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation. https://web.archive.org/web/20260228000358/https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/12/politics/one-nation-gop-group-launch/index.html 28 February 2026
en Manu Raju and Devan Cole SEC closes insider trading probe into former Republican senator w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/06/politics/richard-burr-insider-trading-investigation-sec/index.html 2023-01-06 The US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its insider trading investigation into stock trades made by then-Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law at the outset of the pandemic, the former senator announced Friday. https://web.archive.org/web/20230127085504/https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/06/politics/richard-burr-insider-trading-investigation-sec/index.html 27 January 2023
en number of places c/USA:
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Florida co/Yellow Medicine County s/Minnesota.
en unincorporated community co/Ripley County s/Missouri.
en village co/Otoe County s/Nebraska, named after burr oak trees.
en unincorporated community co/Wharton County s/Texas.
en unincorporated community co/Pocahontas County s/West Virginia.
en community in Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340, central p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
Derived terms
en Burrian Burrism Burrton
Plautdietsch
Noun
pdt noun n
thick, heavy felt
pdt 1-syllable words