hype
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The co-portfolio manager at Heartland Advisors urges investors to shut out Wall Street’s hype on AI and look for companies that can use its technology as costs come down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Wang has succeeded in building hype for Muse, in part with an unconventional internet campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Barabak: Leading into the debate, dramatic CNN announcer voice tries to hype the stakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In that sense, blindly swallowing AI’s positive hype can be as dangerous as its alleged existential risks.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
I let Aunt Pooh hear some rhymes I wrote, she gets so hype over them that she tells me to rap them for her friends.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
A live DJ plays a mix of hip-hop, pop and other high-energy genres as a host hypes up the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Probably no company hypes the tech-boss-as-hero ethos as unapologetically as Palantir.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Hynes: When you see their huddles, like pregame stuff it just hypes you up, and you're just like, "Yeah, that's a real family."
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2024
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
Sails hypes the crowd up with a pregame speech that is straight of a wrestling promo.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 30, 2023
They are still more than capable of becoming the team that was hyped throughout the offseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
My last quote is a humblebrag for sure, from an email in 2012 where I hyped up the Wild Flag album to him, and he replied:
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The biggest breaks, which can also cover coins and bullion, livestream around midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, hyped up like parties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Kimi Antonelli started his Formula 1 career in 2025 hyped as the next generational talent - but did not live up to that billing in his maiden season.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The papers hyped his seeming lapse of concentration.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Social media made hyping them much easier because thousands of bots or unwitting strangers could help amplify a well-crafted effort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Executives have been hyping up the launch event.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
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
Larsson's dancers and their choreography have been key to hyping up her audiences on her current world tour, and on Saturday night they had tens of thousands vibing in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
I don’t know where he’s taking me, but he’s been hyping it all week.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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