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His movement was like a balloon man in front of a car dealership and when I look back at the moves, it’s pretty hard to watch, but I guess it was funny at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Start calling things what they are not and risks balloon, Aaron Klein writes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Many current systems use superconducting circuits, but these are highly sensitive to electromagnetic noise and stray electrical charges - similar to the static electricity that can make hair cling to a balloon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Organisers distributed signs and unleashed a balloon drop at the end as live music blared.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Pater Lumley stepped forward from the wrecked balloon.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

His rallies have featured massive US flags and giant inflatable balloons of Trump, who has not endorsed the senator, but has said he is "very closely" watching the election.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

I grab a string of balloons and wrap them around Matt, spinning him in circles on the dance floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In early K-pop, fans supported artists by waving coloured balloons or generic glow sticks.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

That meant operators could be held liable for harms they caused no matter how much effort went into making their balloons safer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

A solar system of hot-air balloons hung over the Malverns, over the perfect afternoon.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

When Puerto Rico’s debt crisis ballooned into the largest governmental default in U.S. history, Congress stepped in with an unprecedented solution.

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2026

During the pandemic, when the government sent trillions of dollars slushing through the economy, bank deposits ballooned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The note also makes the point that U.S. interest payments as a percentage of GDP are roughly 4.1% whereas in the late 90s they had ballooned to a figure approaching 5%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Spending on benefits has ballooned in recent years and is forecast to rise to £408.6bn in 2030/31, according to figures from the Department for Work and Pensions.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The white canopy ballooned on the night wind, flapping softly, tied by a thousand green ribbons to the birds.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

Interest costs on around $32 trillion in publicly held US debt have been ballooning in recent years, and climbing bond yields have sparked further concerns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Modern Britain is beset by planning delays, project overruns and ballooning infrastructure budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Even as some American manufacturers have benefited as their foreign competitors encounter higher barriers, others struggle with ballooning costs and persistent uncertainty.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Roy, 34, campaigns with an aura of sunny progressive pragmatism, arguing that the city can rein in ballooning liability in part by tackling its vexing infrastructure issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Well, ballooning is not an exact science, you know. Besides, you might be needed here.”

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff