Example Sentences

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The consumer-price index, due out on Tuesday, is forecast to rise a sharp 0.6% in April after a bulging 0.9% increase in March.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

T. Rowe’s Amieva thinks Brazil’s bulging real interest rate creates space for up to five percentage points in cuts.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The glass tower — emerging from a cluster of angled columns — cinches inward at its waist, bulging outward again as it rises, like a figure leaning into a twirl.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Supply is the big one, as the U.S. runs near-record peacetime deficits on top of a bulging current-account deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Nor did the farmers foresee that in good years their bulging granaries would tempt thieves and enemies, compelling them to start building walls and doing guard duty.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari