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burn in

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burn something in
Fig. to run a piece of new electronic equipment for a while to make certain that all the electrical parts will last a long time. Please burn this computer in for a couple of hours before you deliver it. The technician burned in the computer.
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Planning starts more than 12 months in advance for each controlled burn in the 7-year-old program.
Halting this second burn in no way compromised NOBE, Fingas said at a scientific briefing the next day, Because each burn ran about 50 percent longer than planned, project scientists had already collected more data on air and water quality than they had expected.
For children under 5, these temperatures can cause a burn in half the time.
 
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