inflated
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Chelsea fans are "upset and confused" that a website part-owned by Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly is offering tickets for the club's FA Cup semi-final with Leeds at Wembley Stadium at hugely inflated values.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The companies’ intricate web of cross-shareholdings artificially inflated their share prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The review concludes that the 130,000 number is highly inflated and includes tens of thousands who may be alive — or ended up on the list without having been properly identified in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
This was an indication that many investors believe its official NAV is inflated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Once its onboard radar detected it was thirty meters from the ground, it cut loose the parachute and inflated balloons all around its hull.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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