bloat
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For 75 years, the U.N. has been required to refund states any unspent money it received from members, a rule designed to limit bloat at the sprawling institution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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
Their biggest concerns today are bloat and runaway expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 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
In fact I feel irritated and can’t help wondering whether I could have gotten the same result without spending $30 and three days on detox and bloat.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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