hype
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The hype is reminiscent of the flood of social-media posts surrounding Prenuvo’s full-body MRI scans, which I wrote about in the fall of 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“It’s my job to kind of hype these guys up to play a game like this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Tesla built hype ahead of the Cybercab event, which Musk said would usher in a “storm of Cybercabs” across Austin, Texas.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
However, some industry figures have said the fears were overblown and were being jumped on to generate hype for the industry.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
I let Aunt Pooh hear some rhymes I wrote, she gets so hype over them that she tells me to rap them for her friends.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
Probably no company hypes the tech-boss-as-hero ethos as unapologetically as Palantir.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Musk has 11 children and often hypes pro-natalist ideas.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025
The fixture hypes itself and its intense rivalry has meant 40,000 tickets have been sold.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
“We also wanted to create a community that’s full of positivity and hypes each other up! We want to get to know our actual fans,” Fat Joe added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
Sails hypes the crowd up with a pregame speech that is straight of a wrestling promo.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 30, 2023
My last quote is a humblebrag for sure, from an email in 2012 where I hyped up the Wild Flag album to him, and he replied:
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
To be sure, Thrive has invested in its share of flops over the years, including the massively hyped Fab e-commerce platform; and Juicero, which sold an overly complicated high-tech countertop juice press.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Kimi Antonelli started his Formula 1 career in 2025 hyped as the next generational talent - but did not live up to that billing in his maiden season.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
A US review panel on Thursday recommended loosening restrictions on the much hyped peptide BPC-157, voting that specialized pharmacies be allowed to produce it despite alarm bells from medical experts over safety concerns.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
As I’m slipping the phone back into my pocket, I get a text from Mom, all hyped up.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
Before the debates, Mr. Bush and his advisers managed expectations by hyping Mr. Gore as a great debater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Executives have been hyping up the launch event.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
As it is, he’s spending his time hyping this deal as the conclusion of a narrative that casts him as a big hero.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Larsson's dancers and their choreography have been key to hyping up her audiences on her current world tour, and on Saturday night they had tens of thousands vibing in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
We were encouraging each other, hyping ourselves up.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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