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bloated

[bloh-tid] / ˈbloʊ tɪd /


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"In this model, blobs of matter are chaotically being ejected from the surface of the bloated stars in an asymmetric fashion," Fuller says.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

For years, the ECB and European Commission called for mergers to strengthen the financial system, bloated by too many lenders, light on profits and heavy on physical branches.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

He has long pressed to shrink the Fed’s bloated balance sheet.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

The workforce reduction does not seem like some “performative AI stunt in a bloated cost structure,” KeyBanc analysts say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Cabinet drawers pulled out into the floor, paper and bloated cardboard boxes.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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