Example Sentences

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Knight Law Group denied inflating their billing, calling the suit a “thinly veiled attempt to silence firms who would dare to hold them responsible and seek justice for consumers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

UniCredit's reporting of a gradually increasing uptake of its offer prompted accusations from Commerzbank that it was artificially inflating the figures.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Last month, officials in New York and New Jersey officially launched an investigation, with Fifa facing allegations of "artificially inflating prices" and "misleading fans" over ticket sales.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

That scale has raised worries that Wall Street is inflating a bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I can’t bring myself to give a full answer with a balloon of fear steadily inflating in my ribs.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer