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hype

[hahyp] / haɪp /
NOUN
extensive publicity
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“We expect to see heightened volatility throughout this period,” said Todd Ahlsten, chief investment officer at Parnassus Investments, adding that he’s cautious on all of the upcoming IPOs caught up in the “AI hype cycle.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

With all the hype going into the offering, it’s highly possible that SpaceX is traded by the same people who trade Tesla, and for the same reasons that they trade Tesla.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

"No question that there is a ton of hype around it. Nothing captures the imagination like space," which is why the stock "has generated excitement in ways that few other stocks can," Kennedy added.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Never afraid to hype football's showpiece event, the head of the world governing body has portrayed the first pan-continental version as the most inclusive, welcoming and unifying to date.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

I let Aunt Pooh hear some rhymes I wrote, she gets so hype over them that she tells me to rap them for her friends.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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