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hype

[hahyp] / haɪp /
NOUN
extensive publicity
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“But a lot of the hype was on the internet, not in the city of Los Angeles voter rolls.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Read: Can SpaceX live up to Wall Street’s multitrillion-dollar hype?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

But Ciena’s stock shed nearly 14% on Thursday—after having run up more than 160% since the first of the year on strong hype about the company’s exposure to the AI build-out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Now she thinks "we are past the hype" as "dating apps didn't work as they promised they would".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 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




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