ballooned

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Cash and cash equivalents ballooned to $272.5 million by the end of March, up from roughly $16.2 million last year.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

But as his fortune has ballooned, so too have his property holdings and his presence in the once-“idyllic” community.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

St. Joe’s conversion class this year has ballooned to roughly three to four times its usual size.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

McKinney wants to tackle the growing cost of legal payouts in L.A, which recently ballooned to $289 million for a single budget year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The trees shivered, our coats ballooned, and the map nearly flew out of Connor’s hands.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate