balloon
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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
Phil Kornbluth, founder of Kornbluth Helium Consulting, also noted that balloon makers are usually among the first to suffer from supply curbs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
On Friday Redcar MP Anna Turley said disorder at a balloon release for one of the young men who died in the crash was "unacceptable".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The airfield’s staff announced the capture of a flying disc, then called it a weather balloon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
I look at Camille, who deflates like a popped balloon.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
He runs in, and they kiss as balloons rain down around them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
We only had two takes with the balloons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
He said that when he celebrated his son’s 15th birthday the previous weekend, there were “plenty of helium balloons,” but also stick balloons.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
Residents of Nahal Oz said in a statement that they feared the return of incendiary kites and balloons, adding: "We will not accept a policy of containment when it comes to our security."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
We had some balloons, a grocery-store cake, ten candles, and a tub of ice cream.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
After, valuations of those claims ballooned to between 80 and 90 cents on the dollar, up from roughly 20 cents, according to one lawyer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The following year, that number ballooned to 18, with 14 in Los Angeles County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
But this financial year it has ballooned to $54bn and the scheme now supports more than 700,000 people.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Germany's trade deficit with China has ballooned in recent years as exports have plunged at the same time as imports have steadily risen, hitting sectors such as machine-making, chemicals and cars.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Faith's long skirt ballooned around her as she sank into the grass beside me.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
They proliferated in recent years as companies stayed private for longer and individual investors wanted to profit from their ballooning valuations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Created by Exclusive Ballooning in partnership with Aardman, it combines two of the city's best-known exports - animation and ballooning.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Fed up with ballooning costs, companies big and small are starting to use lower-priced models, including some built in China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Burnham has pledged fiscal discipline and to reduce the country's ballooning welfare bill, having already sought to calm markets by committing to the government's current borrowing limits.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
“I’ve learned my lesson. No more wooing rich widows for me! No more crackpot schemes about ostrich racing! I’ll stick to good honest ballooning from now on.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
