ballooned
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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
OTTAWA—Canada’s goods-trade surplus with the world ballooned to the largest in more than four years as tariff front-running drove a jump in exports to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The inspector general’s office was created in 2022 to oversee the authority as spending ballooned past its original budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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
The wind tugged at my baseball cap and ballooned inside my hoodie as I raced down the streets of Stokum trying to outrun my life.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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