be inflated
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According to the report, Lyft said prices cited in the Consumer Reports study would be inflated by the number of volunteers testing the routes at the same time, creating artificial demand.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
Critics say the internal rate of return can be inflated by the use of “subscription credit lines,” which allow funds to borrow money against investors’ committed capital in order to smooth out the capital-call timing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025
To overcome that limitation, MIT engineers have designed a new type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated as needed.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024
In addition, open access citation numbers could be inflated not because of the papers’ inherent reach but because some authors choose only their best works when they pay to make papers open access.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 24, 2024
My ego wonders if all his and Coach’s talk about how good he is might just be inflated hype, but there’s something deep down inside me that knows Boy21’s still holding back.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
