inflated

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On the official resale platform, fans faced paying vastly inflated prices, with Fifa taking a 30% fee from each ticket sold.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

As anticipated, the spike in energy prices with the war in Iran inflated the value of exports, and more than made up for a sharp pull back in volatile gold shipments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Sanberg himself funded the contracts and used the inflated revenue numbers to obtain more loans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

On the company’s Thursday conference call, CEO Barry was asked whether she thought recent sales figures have been artificially inflated as consumers rushed to make purchases ahead of impending shortages.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

She’s sitting on their king-size bed, propped with pillows: Janine, inflated but reduced, shorn of her former name.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood