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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

He initially thought it was space trash burning up in the atmosphere, at a safe distance hundreds of miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 21, 2025

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

Time-lapse compilation from the Orange County #AirportFire burning up to the Santiago Peak infrastructure captured by ALERTCalifornia this AM.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2024

I was burning up and drowning, and I’d just seen a ghost.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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