be inflated
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Even this data can be inflated when sponsors or investors don’t include poorly performing funds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025
"They were bundled into around 30kg blocks, with life jackets which would then be inflated… and that would be thrown overboard," Charlie Eastaugh, maritime director at Border Force, told the BBC.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025
To overcome that limitation, MIT engineers have designed a new type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated as needed.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024
Assembly Bill 2149, also referred to as the Fair Food Delivery Act of 2020, states that menu prices are set by the participating restaurants on the platforms and cannot be inflated by delivery services.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
My ego wonders if all his and Coach’s talk about how good he is might just be inflated hype, but there’s something deep down inside me that knows Boy21’s still holding back.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
