be inflated
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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
Assembly Bill 2149, also referred to as the Fair Food Delivery Act of 2020, states that menu prices are set by the participating restaurants on the platforms and cannot be inflated by delivery services.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 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
