inflated

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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the organization for regulators from every U.S. state, in 2024 published a bombshell study revealing that the ratings on insurers’ private-credit investments were routinely inflated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

For residents, inflated property prices and living costs are leaving a bitter taste.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Fish make sounds by clicking their teeth, blowing air, and drumming with special muscles against tuned inflated air bladders.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas