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An independent commission found that, during that time period, the club arranged "sham contracts" as well as "relying on sham agreements to artificially inflate the club's revenues and reduce its costs".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

In exchange for its cash, the monster team gets to inflate its win total, rotate through its roster, experiment with plays, and build confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

There’s no movie star to take charge, and Greengrass doesn’t inflate the passengers into larger-than-life heroes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Mandates can encourage deployment, but they can also inflate electricity prices, due to supply-and-demand imbalance, and stimulate imports.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The leaders had agreed with Lee Scoresby that when they reached the next stopping place, they would inflate his balloon and he would spy from the air.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Importantly for all those planning a shindig, the balloon inflates as easily as a conventional one.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Decker says he has seen firsthand how this inflates application numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The bottleneck that inflates Nvidia’s margins also inflates the cost of building the infrastructure that generates them.

From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026

Ticketmaster and Live Nation have repeatedly faced criticism from those who say the firm artificially inflates the cost of tickets with fees and service charges.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

A gust of wind inflates the curtain, first blowing it into the room and then sucking it back against the screen.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Sharp and short-lived sell-offs were common as the dotcom bubble inflated, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

On the American side, he argued, the same inflated projections fueled warnings that China’s overtaking was inevitable, fueling a Washington consensus built partly on what he calls a statistical mirage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

City continue to deny any wrongdoing and have lodged an appeal against the findings in the Premier League's report that stated the club falsely inflated commercial revenues by £830m through "sham" contracts.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Some clubs who did not receive payments from City could also argue that the spending of money from their "inflated" accounts compromised their chances.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Sybil was sitting insecurely on a huge, inflated beach ball, facing the ocean.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

The commission, in contrast, used the word "sham" eight times when describing City's dealings, including artificially inflating revenue by more than £900m through "sham" deals.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The company has said it stands by its ratings — two former employees are suing it as they said they were pressured into inflating ratings to attract business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Now it’s inflating the dating value of semiconductor-industry bachelors and bachelorettes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Like other installers, Mendoza's wish list also includes an end to VAT taxes that are inflating costs for a public he says no longer needs convincing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Immediately, the horned toad jumped out from her side and took a big angry breath, inflating its round tummy.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young