inflate

Example Sentences

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A new provision at Nasdaq will inflate SpaceX’s weight in the Nasdaq 100, effectively compelling some index funds to triple their buying of the stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

"The primary use case for a humanoid robot today is to walk on stage and artificially inflate your share price," he says.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The researchers say this interaction could partly inflate the estimated genetic influence of IQ, potentially by as much as 15 percentage points.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Earlier this year, Yann LeCun, previously Meta’s chief AI scientist, claimed that benchmark results for Llama 4 had been manipulated to inflate the model’s perceived performance against competitors.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

I felt my lungs inflate with the inrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath