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
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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