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hype

[hahyp] / haɪp /
NOUN
extensive publicity
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Even if the Fed doesn’t do anything to make investors nervous, the market needs Big Tech earnings to live up to the hype.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Private secondary investors, on the other hand, are typically working with fewer data points, often pricing assets based on hype, momentum, gut feeling and even hope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The company’s growth is rapid but dovetails with the surge of hype around AI companies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

That said, AI is also still proving quite hit and miss despite all the hype, with reports of disappointing adoption rates among businesses and mutterings that it has been over-sold.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

I worried the others would start believing the hype about me—or worse yet, I would.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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