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We’ve already seen Big Tech names like Meta and Google erase user data and impose limits on virtual storage as A.I. expenditures balloon and memory becomes more expensive.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

During the visit, guards saw Randall try to pass a blue balloon to her son, a deputy probation officer wrote in the report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

High-end party planner Charlotte Melia said "balloon arches" had grown in popularity, with many people inspired by parties held by influencers and celebrities.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Jonathan, 40, a balloon artist who runs an event business, had ducked out to a matinee of “The Odyssey.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Penelope glanced over her right shoulder, then her left, but saw nothing but trees, brave yellow daffodils, and the fallen moon balloon.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

"Regular balloons are treated with a process to make them strong and stretchy," said 29-year-old co-inventor Juliana Cumming, a PhD researcher at Imperial.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

"We couldn't plan to have a party in Plymouth with balloons and cakes etc because we didn't know if we were going to be there," she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

A company called Bear-ier Solutions recently beefed up her wiring after a bear surprised Ziegler when she returned with balloons in hand on her 91st birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

A memorial grew at the crash site, with friends and family members placing votive candles, balloons and flowers, according to footage published by OnSceneTV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

He said something back, something that was so funny we stopped with the balloons for like ten minutes and just lay on the gravel rooftop laughing our asses off.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

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

Cruise giants watched revenues collapse as debt loads ballooned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

She wore pleated flannel trousers that ballooned at the hips and flared at the ankle, and a short-sleeved sweater made of cashmere.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The giant green character, complete with distinctive blue shirt, has become one of the most-loved regulars on the UK ballooning circuit, delighting crowds wherever he lands.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Some admissions advisers say cutting supplemental essays will only add to the ballooning ranks of students who get deferred and wait-listed as young people apply to more colleges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The industry is approaching what Cox calls “a moment of truth,” as stratospheric valuations collide with ballooning capex and slower-than-expected adoption of the technology.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Burnham used his speech to pledge 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 ● Jun. 29, 2026

He told her about the woman in the ballooning dress in the foyer, how he had lifted the ladder to save her.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers