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Snider has been practicing with his sugar pump, a tool used to inflate the ingredient into what will be the display’s centerpiece.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

But techno-skeptics have argued that warnings of doom are designed to inflate valuations and hype the technology.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

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

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

He wasn’t a huge guy, but he was breathing in a way that seemed to inflate him, and he stood there staring at me, his neck bent over, his arms down at his sides.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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

LightCounting’s reason is that almost every transceiver component is now scarce and customers have started double ordering, which inflates backlogs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 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

Whatever was in her throat got bigger, like one of those foam bath pellets that inflates in water.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

Dr. Mattern explains that the species' current conservation classification relies on population estimates from the 1970s that were considerably inflated.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

Critics have compared the deals to the dot-com era, when companies inflated their growth by investing in startups that then bought their products.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

But the contract lays out various fees that could have inflated the amount owed, including $5,000 for defaulting and another $5,000 for blocking access to a bank account.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Managing players with inflated opinions about themselves is another challenge in itself - and it certainly needs addressing.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

It's upside down and sitting on the inflated roof.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

The law, typically used to police Medicare or Medicaid fraud, is designed to penalize businesses that defraud the government by inflating the cost of services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Still, optimists seem to be ruling the market, said Hendricks, so AI companies’ valuations are likely to keep inflating to unprecedented levels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

But as it stands they are guilty of all charges related to inflating their sponsorship income to the tune of £830m, plus another £90m in expenses.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 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

Her breathing sounded like a crackly paper bag inflating and deflating, but she spoke with firmness and clarity.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan