pump up
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The bottom line is that the SpaceX IPO appeared designed to pump up the stock’s value to the point of what Alan Greenspan might have called “irrational exuberance.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
In April, those numbers came in at multi-year highs, with fuel prices at the pump up around 51 percent since the war began, and grocery prices at their highest level since 2023.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni is the latest to pump up his S&P 500 target for 2026, raising it from 7,700 to 8,250 as he tracks analysts’ rising optimism about corporate profits.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
Home players will do whatever they can to pump up the crowd, while the visiting side always relishes any opportunity to hit back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025
“And that’s when they pump up the air-conditioning in the gym for a little old-fashioned Culver Creek basketball. You can’t miss the first game of the year.”
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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