bloated

Example Sentences

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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

He cut a bloated workforce by more than 20,000 and dramatically cut cash burn.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 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

I can count every rib in my rib cage, but my stomach protrudes outward, bloated like a ball between my chest and hips.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung