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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

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

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

We went back and forth on what Anton says, what Paul Baker says, whether you hear us or not, whether it’s a balloon cover-up, whether we show the kiss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

I felt like a balloon that had just been popped.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

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

Nestled in a lakeside park, the city’s marriage mecca is decked out with pink heart balloons and red flowers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Dozens of tributes including cards, flowers, candles, teddy bears and pink and blue star-shaped balloons have been laid on the pavement next to the cordon.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Omer startled Liyana by pulling a plastic sack of orange balloons from the backpack he carried.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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 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 words ballooned from the lips and hovered about our heads—silent, separate, and pleasantly mysterious.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

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

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 primary culprit, this time around, was a punishing bond selloff powered by rising oil prices, ballooning deficits and resilient economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

I tugged my boots on and tucked the ballooning black fabric into the tops.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan