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The company has raised nearly $1.4 billion since 2000, among the largest sum of any fusion venture, but its capital needs were swelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“But when you sum them all up together, it’s actually quite a substantial deviation from that standard.”

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Asked to sum up his emotions in the immediate aftermath, the Icelander said: "One word, just pain."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The transaction will leave the combined company with nearly $80-billion in debt, a sum that experts say will lead to significant cost cuts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

We defined size as a limit—the sum of the carpets as the individual sizes go to zero.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife