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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are inflating" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an ongoing action of increasing or expanding something, often in a metaphorical sense, such as prices or expectations.
Example: "The costs of living in the city are inflating at an alarming rate, making it difficult for residents to afford housing."
Alternatives: "are rising" or "are increasing".
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Yes, you can have low inflation for ten years, if you leave out the very things that are inflating in price!
The last, mostly Chinese, are inflating prices.
Aging baby boomers are inflating Social Security and Medicare spending.
As one group put it: "These old people are inflating their pensions with our futures".
Artificially low mortgage rates are inflating a housing bubble with potentially difficult consequences.
"Whether the investors are domestic, or foreign, the key thing is that they are inflating prices.
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Egos are inflated.
Clothes are inflated.
Numbers are inflated.
Of course, the payoff figures are inflated.
The prices are inflated, the selection is limited.
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