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hype

[hahyp] / haɪp /
NOUN
extensive publicity
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Unitree Robotics is set to become the first public humanoid-robotics company in mainland China, and it’s riding the robotics hype straight to the bank.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Digital billboards in Moscow hype its low rates for sending money abroad, a bid to market its services to smaller companies and individuals, like a sort of Western Union focused on international money transfers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Much of the current humanoid hype reflects scripted demos, human-controlled teleoperation, or task-specific automation, rather than real general-purpose autonomy, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

For others, they are merely another vehicle for tech firms to hype up their powerful models and compete with rivals.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Was West Indian Archie, I began to wonder, bluffing a hype on me?

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Probably no company hypes the tech-boss-as-hero ethos as unapologetically as Palantir.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

Musk has 11 children and often hypes pro-natalist ideas.

From Salon Feb. 5, 2025

As well as singing, the songmaster decides when the song is sung - usually after special victories - and hypes up team-mates by recapping performances of individuals in the match.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2023

“We also wanted to create a community that’s full of positivity and hypes each other up! We want to get to know our actual fans,” Fat Joe added.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2023

Sails hypes the crowd up with a pregame speech that is straight of a wrestling promo.

From Washington Times Apr. 30, 2023

The player hyped up as golf’s next big thing for years had fully arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

A US review panel on Thursday recommended loosening restrictions on the much hyped peptide BPC-157, voting that specialized pharmacies be allowed to produce it despite alarm bells from medical experts over safety concerns.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Before the game, he strutted around, at one point even grabbing Dalton Rushing, decked in full catcher’s gear, to get hyped.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

The 24-year-old tells BBC Newsbeat that screenings have been filled with "hyped" fans, some in cosplay.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Aunt J is scrolling through her Facebook feed, hyped about the fact that the number of counterprotesters has grown.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

As it is, he’s spending his time hyping this deal as the conclusion of a narrative that casts him as a big hero.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

Flags were waving with the players hyping up the crowd, occasionally throwing Arsenal scarves out towards the fans.

From BBC May 31, 2026

They said the focus likely will be on companies hyping AI businesses without having actual technology advantages, using overseas operations to skirt domestic regulations, or flouting Beijing’s orders against price wars.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

I’m going to be hyping up some people that maybe you’ve heard of, or maybe you haven’t heard of.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Before the race, me and everybody else stood on the sidelines, clapping and hyping Ghost and Lu up as they took their marks.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds




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