inflate
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For these households, today’s $61,000 average annual retirement-age spending could inflate to $110,000 over the next two decades, when they reach retirement age.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Law Group — accusing them of inflating medical bills and forcing clients to undergo needless and expensive surgeries to inflate the value of the claim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
A persistently weak yen is also threatening to inflate import costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Both rappers have accused each other of using bots to artificially inflate their listening figures - something that was mentioned in Drake's lawsuit against his own label, Universal Music Group, which was eventually thrown out.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
It would inflate the balloon with a huge burst of power, smoothing out the lumpiness of the universe in the same way a breath of air smooths out the wrinkles of a balloon.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Ticketmaster and Live Nation have repeatedly faced criticism from those who say the firm artificially inflates the cost of tickets with fees and service charges.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
"Dominance of a few tech corporations in public infrastructure limits... our flexibility, threatens our security and inflates our software costs," Schroedter told AFP.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Positioning him as a pioneering visionary, it also inflates Man Ray’s significance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
As long as capital investment continues to grow and liquidity in the financial system remains ample, investors should have plenty of time to continue riding the AI bubble as it inflates, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025
Over billions of years, that stretch adds up, and the universe inflates faster and faster.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
She uploaded the quote into ChatGPT, which told her it was likely inflated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
That sounds like a $30 million a year guy in these inflated salary times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Such was the dominance of the two academies that they had an informal agreement not to sign players from one another, helping to avoid inflated wages and transfer fees at youth level.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
On top of that, Microsoft must deal with inflated memory prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
After the pool is inflated, Naomi unwinds the hose that Mr. Chapman left at the front of the house.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
He was accused of inflating bubbles with this readiness to cut rates, which became known as the “Greenspan put,” a reference to a “put option” which protects the holder against loss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Knight Law Group denied inflating their billing, calling the suit a “thinly veiled attempt to silence firms who would dare to hold them responsible and seek justice for consumers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Since 2021, GM has generated about $53 billion in free cash flow, despite Covid, inflating prices, tariffs, and ever-changing EV policies.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Last month, officials in New York and New Jersey officially launched an investigation, with Fifa facing allegations of "artificially inflating prices" and "misleading fans" over ticket sales.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
This is crucial, because in the late fifteenth century the cost of a dowry is rapidly inflating: the size of a respectable dowry is growing wildly each year.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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