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hype

[hahyp] / haɪp /
NOUN
extensive publicity
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Investors could potentially make money on both sides of the trade — buying into the hype on the way up, and betting against these names after the momentum has peaked.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Nevertheless Columbia researcher Wagner believes geothermal has tremendous potential and is not just hype.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Wendy’s looks to be trading like a meme stock, powered higher by social-media hype rather than its underlying fundamentals.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

As investors increasingly search for bottlenecks in the globe-spanning supply chain for AI, gauging whether profits will meet the hype, Micron suggested a worldwide scramble for memory shows no sign of slowing down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

By the time he came, I was really keyed up to hear the hype he was going to explain.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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