bloat
Example Sentences
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For 75 years, the U.N. has been required to refund states any unspent money it received from members, a rule designed to limit bloat at the sprawling institution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“We have been systematically cutting things that are not even bloat for the last eight, nine, 10 years,” said Miles, 42.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Stockman walked readers through the enormous gap between the casual assumption that there were vast amounts of bloat and free money in the federal budget and the actual reality when you looked at the numbers.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
But that is partly to do with recent valuation bloat.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
In fact I feel irritated and can’t help wondering whether I could have gotten the same result without spending $30 and three days on detox and bloat.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Vocabulary lists containing bloat
Unit 1: Telling Details
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A Long Way from Chicago
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Charlotte's Web
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