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bloated

[bloh-tid] / ˈbloʊ tɪd /


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But he quickly moves on to discuss bloated, overfunded companies without much consideration of the great businesses that never got started because someone lacked access to capital and connections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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

Even after recent stock declines, many investors are likely to have bloated stockholdings after years of stock market expansion.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 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




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