Example Sentences

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Quantitative easing has pumped up asset markets from the beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

And is this a clear sign that Saudi Arabia, which has pumped cash into several sports, is tightening its spending?

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Johnson, squeezed into a wig so tight we get a vicarious headache, has pumped up his deltoids to nearly reach his prosthetic cauliflower ears.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Weaker price increases relieve pressure on the Bank of Japan to tighten its ultra-lax monetary policy, which has pumped massive amounts of cash into markets.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

I know," said Axel, "and I know also the spring at which he has pumped.

From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz