burning up
Example Sentences
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Anthropic has better revenue reports, but it’s also burning up capital way faster than it’s making money.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
But these methods struggle to monitor objects when they begin burning up in the atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
One of those pieces, believed to be the lander probe, is expected to re-enter our atmosphere around 10 May and at least part of it could survive the journey without burning up, according to Nasa.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
Getting them out of orbit means they re-enter the atmosphere, burning up — but not without a trace.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025
Perhaps if she hadn’t been burning up she could have kept her head, but she was so hot, so exhausted that Thursday in May, she wasn’t prepared, she had no defenses.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
