inflated
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Evercore ISI strategist Julian Emanuel observes that the S&P 500 is following the same pattern it did in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when the tech bubble inflated, then burst.
From Barron's
The Greenspan Fed subsequently raised interest rates as the dot-com bubble inflated at the end of that decade.
Mr. James allegedly submitted fake and fraudulently inflated customer invoices to factors.
Meanwhile, Gordon sued FAT Brands in December, alleging that the company inflated its financial position by accounting for short-term financing transactions as cash on its balance sheet, hiding them from investors.
She’s puffing so hard her cheeks are red and inflated.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
