pumped

Example Sentences

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For now, prices are “in a holding pattern, waiting to see if the extra reserves pumped into the market run out before the patience of the warring parties,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Musk pumped some $38 million into the lab before he left.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

While America has pumped the brakes on shift to electric vehicles, they are gaining market share elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Hundreds of millions have also been pumped into to the club to help with day-to-day running costs.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Laney and Hyacinth jumped up and down and cheered, while Oliver pumped his arms in the air and shouted.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser