inflated

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Only companies based in the UK fall under the scope of the legislation, meaning platforms like Vivid Seats which are based abroad are able to sell tickets at inflated prices.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Later that year, Chinese regulators fined Hengda the equivalent of about $580 million for allegedly issuing fraudulent financial statements—which inflated revenue and profit—and using them in bond issuances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Now the government insists that number is inflated includes tens of thousands who may be alive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

He put the empty popcorn bag to his full lips, inflated it, and waited, his eyes gleaming with reflected Technicolor.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole