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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

Pointing to a poster of Wallace and Gromit floating over Bristol in a hot-air balloon, Lord reflected on their appeal.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

It was 4 or 5 in the morning, the last shot of the whole season, and there was this entire balloon rig.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

When she sighed, she deflated like a party balloon.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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

“The courts were saying, ‘Who is using hot air balloons?’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The military band was playing and the crowd was massed on the far side of the square where the fireworks specialist and his son were trying to send up fire balloons.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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

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 project was abandoned three years later as the number of asylum seekers fell and the cost ballooned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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 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

China’s consumer and factory-gate prices rose at a faster pace in September, partly due to ballooning energy prices and a low base from last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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

Meanwhile, Americans have found themselves saddled with ballooning debt, further blunting the impact of income growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

More than that, the ballooning numbers of athletes and officials meant there were not enough beds for everyone.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The least they could do was pretend that we didn’t look like fools in our ballooning togas and beards and bows and arrows.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez