inflate
Example Sentences
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It could inflate the ego, create a false understanding of reality and, in some bizarre instances, make him believe he is omnipotent.
Evercore ISI strategist Julian Emanuel observes that the S&P 500 is following the same pattern it did in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when the tech bubble inflated, then burst.
From Barron's
The Greenspan Fed subsequently raised interest rates as the dot-com bubble inflated at the end of that decade.
Mr. James allegedly submitted fake and fraudulently inflated customer invoices to factors.
That aims to support households through energy subsidies, even at the risk of inflating Japan's gargantuan national debt, which is expected to exceed 230 percent of GDP in the fiscal year 2025-26.
From Barron's
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