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But techno-skeptics have argued that warnings of doom are designed to inflate valuations and hype the technology.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

But the investments have raised a nagging question among some doubters on Wall Street: is Nvidia helping to inflate an AI bubble?

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The employee allegedly colluded with a supplier to inflate prices, with the two sharing the excess money after the company paid the invoices.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Volatility in tech stocks should pick up as the AI bubble continues to inflate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

An electric air pump varoomed to life to inflate an enormous movie screen that rose beside her like a giant gorilla balloon outside a used-car lot.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

"It inflates the entire sector - it inflates the Premier League, the Bundesliga, the French League, and eventually us as well."

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Importantly for all those planning a shindig, the balloon inflates as easily as a conventional one.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

The currency’s slide inflates the top-line export figure, which is calculated in yen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The bottleneck that inflates Nvidia’s margins also inflates the cost of building the infrastructure that generates them.

From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026

Over billions of years, that stretch adds up, and the universe inflates faster and faster.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

The lawsuit filed in a California federal court on Monday said Huang and Nvidia misled shareholders about the national security concerns raised by the affair, and that their misleading statements "artificially inflated" Nvidia's share price.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

The weak currency has in recent months inflated resource-poor Japan's import costs, especially for oil as the Iran war strangles supplies from the Middle East.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Some investors have expressed concerns that the AI rally has inflated some shares too much.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Managing players with inflated opinions about themselves is another challenge in itself - and it certainly needs addressing.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

One of them is wearing a fully inflated blue balloon.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

The company has said it stands by its ratings — two former employees are suing it as they said they were pressured into inflating ratings to attract business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

They included artificially inflating revenue by more than £900m through "sham" sponsorship deals.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Now it’s inflating the dating value of semiconductor-industry bachelors and bachelorettes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Like other installers, Mendoza's wish list also includes an end to VAT taxes that are inflating costs for a public he says no longer needs convincing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

She continues to stare with her eyes that seem to get bigger in her face, like inflating balloons.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender