bloat

Example Sentences

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Stockman walked readers through the enormous gap between the casual assumption that there were vast amounts of bloat and free money in the federal budget and the actual reality when you looked at the numbers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Consolidation, administrative bloat, high prices and soaring premiums followed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

But that is partly to do with recent valuation bloat.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Evernote, the popular note-taking app, is often derided for not just a bad free version, but general bloat.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Then, when the food arrived, Marvin chortled: “Wow, 1 bet all this good grub is gonna bloat me up ’til I’m as fat as Pacheco’s pig!”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols