inflated

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The companies’ intricate web of cross-shareholdings artificially inflated their share prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

That way we’ll avoid the LA28 traffic, limited parking and inflated prices.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

This past fall the IMF warned of inflated credit ratings on life insurers’ private credit holdings, which could result in defaults far exceeding predictions in a downturn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

That resulted a small denominator within the P/E ratio that artificially inflated the profitability metric.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

As intended, the pressure from the rover blasted the canvas outward and inflated it.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir