inflate
Example Sentences
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The equity awards are inflating the company’s heavy operating losses and diluting existing shareholders at a rapid clip.
“They also increase patient costs, while inflating health care spending.”
From MarketWatch
Powell said in December that staff analysis indicated job gains may have been inflated by roughly 60,000 a month, implying that underlying payroll growth could already be running slightly negative.
From Barron's
That is, employees faking enthusiasm and effectiveness of AI tools to meet their boss’s inflated expectations.
From Barron's
“In the near term, this development may add fuel to the rally and further inflate what is already looking increasingly bubblelike.”
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
