inflate
Example Sentences
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Howell and his worker, then based in Palm Beach, Fla., had inflated their clients’ write-offs and fabricated expenses for years, prosecutors alleged in the indictment.
From MarketWatch
Investors remain worried about whether Big Tech valuations are inflated relative to “what they’re actually worth,” he added.
From MarketWatch
On Thursday, Kaley said she inflated the number of ‘likes’ on her posts, “because it made me look popular.”
Some analysts said that one outcome of stocks’ holding steady despite strong earnings growth is that valuations—which some had worried were dangerously inflated—are quietly becoming more reasonable.
But just as AI hype has sent technology stocks to frothy highs, investors are pouring into consumer staples with the same enthusiasm, pushing some retailers toward valuations that feel equally inflated.
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