be inflated
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And critics say the public-market-equivalent figure, which isn’t widely available, can be inflated by reporting overly optimistic net asset values on unsold holdings.
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
The board can be inflated to varying degrees of firmness, making it more or less wobbly and difficult to balance on.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 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
