balloon

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In contrast, when he faced the cameras after Trump told him to cancel his plans to attack Beirut on Monday, the leading Israeli newspaper columnist Ben Caspit said he looked like a deflated balloon.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Before it had just been one big, bouncy blue and orange Macy’s balloon, streetwise New York City behaving like some bucolic basketball Mayberry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But what about when football rosters costs balloon to $50 million … or $60 million?

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

"The chef had made a two-tier wedding cake, they decorated the garden, built a balloon arch," she said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The last man clinging to the helium balloon had just let go of his rope.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis