inflated

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In practice, resale sites offering tickets at inflated values contributes to ticket touting and leaves genuine fans at risk of missing out altogether on tickets to some events.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

She’s sitting on their king-size bed, propped with pillows: Janine, inflated but reduced, shorn of her former name.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood