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
She encountered a queue that ballooned to over 80,000 people—the longest in the museum’s history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 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
Gingersnipes drew a deep inhale, then threw open the front door—relishing the way the cloak ballooned around her.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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