pent-up
Example Sentences
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“Over time, we expect the value of on-device AI, combined with pent-up unit replacement demand, to drive memory demand growth in PCs and smartphones,” Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said on the earnings call.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Johnson said she believes Agility will have an advantage by going public before other stand-alone humanoid robotics businesses, because of pent-up demand from individual investors looking to put dollars into the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
When the jury took just over two hours to reach a guilty verdict on the afternoon of 23 March, the pent-up emotion in Belfast's Court 13 was released.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Should the departure continue, or even increase, experts say it’s still not likely L.A. will ever be overbuilt like some of its Rust Belt counterparts due to pent-up demand that has never quite been met.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
It seemed as if somehow my questions, naive and unpremeditated though they were, had, nonetheless, provided him with some long-awaited opportunity to vent his pent-up frustrations and bitterness.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
