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
“It wasn’t that we weren’t prepared, ... we can’t stop Mother Nature from burning up the pump.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024
There is no blood, no cloud of doll hair burning up in the candle fire.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
