inflate
Example Sentences
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Antitrust law exists to protect consumers from firms that suppress competition, inflate prices or restrict access to goods and services.
Scotland internationals do not have to pick between playing for their country versus broadening horizons and inflating bank balances abroad.
From BBC
Compensation at AI startups is inflated and likely to come back down, he said.
Poor weather could also still be inflating claims, which briefly dropped below the key 200,000 mark in early January.
From MarketWatch
Yes, the dollar has been falling, gold and silver have swung wildly, and the stock market is jittery with fears of inflated valuations and runaway artificial-intelligence spending.
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