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Between 2016 and 2021, Evergrande and Xu as its boss "violated national laws by engaging in continuous, large-scale financial fraud and other means to inflate assets and conceal liabilities", the court said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

These massive sites, which are proliferating across the country, produce loud noise and pollution, rely on enormous amounts of water and electricity, tax power grids and inflate utility bills.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Players could earn larger rewards by continuing to inflate the balloon, but they could lose everything from that round if it burst.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

“What transforms Anthony Bourdain the boy into Anthony Bourdain the man is that he no longer feels like he needs to lie to inflate his status.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“How do you inflate your balloon, Mr. Scoresby?”

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

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

In other words, asking about food decisions piece by piece naturally inflates the total.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026

Positioning him as a pioneering visionary, it also inflates Man Ray’s significance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025

The gases in the rumen get trapped and the rumen inflates like a balloon until it presses against its lungs.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

The stated goal is reasonable: Make sure insurers aren’t hiding high-risk assets behind inflated grades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

FTC officials say Amazon has secretly inflated the minimum prices required to win ad placements, intervening in auctions to raise the price 70% to 80% of the time.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Similarly, longtime HSI insiders cautioned that using the agency’s databases and tools to search these lists would yield mismatches and wildly inflated results.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

“That’s an inflated promise. But I will tell you, we will build, and I will tell you, there will be more Californians who own a home,” Becerra said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Harvey actually measured the capacity of the heart, which he described as being like an inflated glove, and worked out how much blood it was pumping into the arteries each minute.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

To them, chip makers and data-center suppliers are inflating results across all sectors, while raising fresh concerns about spending and free cash flow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

The company argued attorneys were swindling their own clients, inflating medical bills of car crash victims to increase the value of the settlement and then pocketing a hefty chunk of the payouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

He was accused of inflating bubbles with this readiness to cut rates, which became known as the “Greenspan put,” a reference to a “put option” which protects the holder against loss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 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

Each day after lunch, Jinny waded into the cove with her Care, their tunics billowing in the water, the big pockets inflating like balloons.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder