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hype

[hahyp] / haɪp /
NOUN
extensive publicity
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Lazard portfolio manager Bertrand Cliquet says infrastructure companies are worth more than the AI hype sometimes linked to them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

For others, they are merely another vehicle for tech firms to hype up their powerful models and compete with rivals.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Since then, fears the company’s earnings could not keep up with the hype surrounding the IPO cut the price of shres Friday to $108.37, less than half their high of $225.64 in June.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

“All this hype for PLFs I think has the potential to hook casual and infrequent cinemagoers into becoming lovers and enthusiasts of cinema,” Weaver said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

After watching all the scientists on television hype about the rover, I actually had a rare opportunity to be so close to all the action.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

These days, Crews, 57, serves as the host of “America’s Got Talent,” currently in its 21st season, where he hypes up contestants looking to win the approval of judges including Simon Cowell and Sofía Vergara.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

On her Instagram, Knowles hypes her daughters’ magazine covers, album sales and even their nonmusic ventures, such as Beyoncé’s Cécred haircare line and her SirDavis whiskey brand.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

Hynes: When you see their huddles, like pregame stuff it just hypes you up, and you're just like, "Yeah, that's a real family."

From Salon Nov. 30, 2024

As well as singing, the songmaster decides when the song is sung - usually after special victories - and hypes up team-mates by recapping performances of individuals in the match.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2023

Sails hypes the crowd up with a pregame speech that is straight of a wrestling promo.

From Washington Times Apr. 30, 2023

The player hyped up as golf’s next big thing for years had fully arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

A US review panel on Thursday recommended loosening restrictions on the much hyped peptide BPC-157, voting that specialized pharmacies be allowed to produce it despite alarm bells from medical experts over safety concerns.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Treating hyped stocks like toilet paper circa March 2020 is a mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Are you hyped about the Rams’ latest blockbuster trade?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

I’m not gonna lie, I felt shit getting all hyped in my jeans, so I shifted around some.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

In the months leading up to the July 4 launch of Trump Accounts, Gerstner has focused his attention on hyping the program.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

As it is, he’s spending his time hyping this deal as the conclusion of a narrative that casts him as a big hero.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

They said the focus likely will be on companies hyping AI businesses without having actual technology advantages, using overseas operations to skirt domestic regulations, or flouting Beijing’s orders against price wars.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

Reese Witherspoon is hyping A.I. again, and American authors have a few thoughts.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

“Yeah, yeah, yeah—here we go, here we go,” he chants like he’s a rapper and moves around the stage hyping the crowd.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan




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