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frothy

[fraw-thee, froth-ee] / ˈfrɔ θi, ˈfrɒθ i /


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But AI has begun to look frothy to some, with investment, much of it debt-financed, running ahead of revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Sometimes you don’t need spreadsheets or fancy models to warn you about frothy markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The Kospi’s bubble-risk-indicator reading is at extreme levels, the strategists say, and there are also frothy dynamics in the options market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

For the time being, we can grant ourselves permission to stop paying attention to this phenomenon in at least one previously frothy part of the market.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Marlena looks back just long enough to locate her frothy drink and then holds it over the table while we clink.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen