First recorded in 1945–50
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The terms of the agreement might seem purposely vague—a case of two hyped-up AI stocks teaming up on a task that no one really understands.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
Things went from bad to worse for the New York Jets and the Dallas Cowboys, with the Chicago Bears another hyped-up side struggling to keep their season alive.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024
The Money three discuss the rent price-fixing suit against RealPage, Nvidia’s hyped-up earnings report, and Australia’s new “right to disconnect” rule.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2024
Ka Mate was the chosen haka in 2007 in Cardiff, where France stood just a meter away, arm-in-arm, eyeballing hard and electrifying a hyped-up World Cup quarterfinal.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023
Princeton scrawls on something that looks like a hyped-up mouse pad and it shows up on Namitha’s screen.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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