hype
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But when the hype for Weapons was cresting in August 2025, Cregger was already in Prague prepping his next feature: Resident Evil, an adaptation of the wildly popular videogame franchise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
There was an expectation on London City Lionesses to live up to the hype and deliver in the Women's Super League's season opener - and they did.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Speaking at the same event, the head of open-source messaging application Signal, Meredith Whittaker, warned about AI being controlled by a handful of billionaires, but urged the audience "don't buy the hype".
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Faraday Future needs a new business to build buzz because its EV venture has failed to live up to the hype.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
DJ Mustard’s beats blared from the speaker Todd kept in his locker, meant to hype up everyone for the battle ahead.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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These days, Crews, 57, serves as the host of “America’s Got Talent,” currently in its 21st season, where he hypes up contestants looking to win the approval of judges including Simon Cowell and Sofía Vergara.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
On her Instagram, Knowles hypes her daughters’ magazine covers, album sales and even their nonmusic ventures, such as Beyoncé’s Cécred haircare line and her SirDavis whiskey brand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
Hynes: When you see their huddles, like pregame stuff it just hypes you up, and you're just like, "Yeah, that's a real family."
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2024
As well as singing, the songmaster decides when the song is sung - usually after special victories - and hypes up team-mates by recapping performances of individuals in the match.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 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
The remote site, which spans an area nearly twice the size of Los Angeles, is home to one of the most hyped projects in the energy market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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
His contest with Gabriel was hyped up before the game but Haaland won that battle hands down.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The kids from Oak seem way too hyped up considering this meet doesn’t even count.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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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
After my story ran, Davis emailed me and said he’d enjoyed the piece, which had a couple of lines about Davis’ tendency to go overboard hyping his projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 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
“But probably not. You’re hyping up this relationship like last time, and you’re just going to disappoint Samantha like you did Harriett.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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