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
Getting them out of orbit means they re-enter the atmosphere, burning up — but not without a trace.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025
Earth's core is the beating heart of our planet as it produces a magnetic field that protects life from burning up in the Sun's radiation.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
Between agonized gasps and groans she muttered that her stomach felt as if it were burning up.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
