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bloat

[bloht] / bloʊt /


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Stockman walked readers through the enormous gap between the casual assumption that there were vast amounts of bloat and free money in the federal budget and the actual reality when you looked at the numbers.

From MarketWatch Apr. 3, 2026

Their biggest concerns today are bloat and runaway expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

But that is partly to do with recent valuation bloat.

From Barron's Nov. 21, 2025

The new rigor around hiring helps combat corporate bloat.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

Horrific as it was, the present dark, I was afraid to leave it for the other, permanent dark—jelly and bloat, the muddy pit.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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