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balloon

[buh-loon] / bəˈlun /
NOUN
inflated material or vehicle
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“Girl With Balloon on Found Landscape” sold for $18 million at a Manhattan auction, signaling renewed demand for the once-anonymous street artist.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Panahi has won a host of prizes at European film festivals and showcased his debut film "The White Balloon" in Cannes in 1995 which won an award for best first feature.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

No modern museum is complete without plenty of social media-ready photo opportunities, and the Balloon Museum saves the best for last.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

The Lord Mayor's Hot-Air Balloon Regatta was scheduled to rise from Battersea Park at 05:00 BST but was postponed for the second time this year - and the fifth year in a row.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2024

The procession passed the Austrian Village and Captive Balloon Park, where a hydrogen balloon tethered to the ground took visitors aloft.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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