bloat
Example Sentences
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Along the way, the church adds its own layer of bureaucratic bloat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
He also announced cuts for 300,000 personnel to trim bloat in the military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
The New York Times described the job cuts as aimed at addressing "organizational bloat" following aggressive hiring to build up the AI program.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 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
Vocabulary lists containing bloat
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A Long Way from Chicago
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Charlotte's Web
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