inflated
Example Sentences
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She inflated the value of her businesses and used the money to invest in stocks and shares, as well as clearing credit card debts.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
But there are also a number of reasons to wonder if profits at present levels are temporarily inflated by things such as tariff rebates or the delayed depreciation of artificial-intelligence assets like memory chips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He said that his role had been inflated into something it was not, and focused largely on the investigation, not on the relationship.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Darker forces are at play in the industry, as inflated costs, mass layoffs, the good old concept of ens**ttification and the AI tech bubble threaten to transform what gaming even means.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Left with the class’s emblematic cars, Lilly Pulitzer skirts and Ralph Lauren shirts, their golf, tennis, and soccer, and, most conspicuously, their houses, they have staked out their place and inflated the American dream.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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