bloated

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NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission was supposed to do that in the 2030s, but the mission grew too bloated and expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Highly regarded as an investor, Combs, a boyish-looking 55, helped return Geico, which was burdened with outdated technology and bloated costs, to profitability.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

She’s prescribed semaglutide for weight loss by her primary care physician, but six months later, she is nauseated most mornings, bloated after small meals, and losing an amount of weight she didn’t intend to lose.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

"One of my most frequent tics is I clench my stomach and that makes me inhale air, which means that I'm constantly bloated," Smith says.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

At dawn, the sheep began to eat; by 9:00 A.M., when Lavadie discovered what had happened, three of the sheep were already lying on their sides, dead and bloated.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols