Example Sentences

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The tank in greatest crisis was already bulging on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

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 average income per person has been slowly but steadily rising since the pandemic but there do not seem to be enough jobs to match the bulging numbers of young people looking for work.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

The sole is bulging and dark, with a red line running around the edge.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen