inflate
Example Sentences
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An indictment against Bezalel Zini published on Thursday argues he was aware that Hamas might profit from the resale of cigarettes and tobacco at inflated prices.
From BBC
"Dominance of a few tech corporations in public infrastructure limits... our flexibility, threatens our security and inflates our software costs," Schroedter told AFP.
From Barron's
It could inflate the ego, create a false understanding of reality and, in some bizarre instances, make him believe he is omnipotent.
Evercore ISI strategist Julian Emanuel observes that the S&P 500 is following the same pattern it did in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when the tech bubble inflated, then burst.
From Barron's
The Greenspan Fed subsequently raised interest rates as the dot-com bubble inflated at the end of that decade.
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