balloon
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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
Pointing to a poster of Wallace and Gromit floating over Bristol in a hot-air balloon, Lord reflected on their appeal.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
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
The admiral let some air out of the balloon to get them below the clouds.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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
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
“The courts were saying, ‘Who is using hot air balloons?’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
He runs in, and they kiss as balloons rain down around them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
It was one of those cheap plastic ones that can deflate like balloons.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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 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
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
Intrafamily loans are among the biggest pieces of a ballooning support network between parents and grown children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Even as some American manufacturers have benefited as their foreign competitors encounter higher barriers, others struggle with ballooning costs and persistent uncertainty.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 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
If the policy leads to slower foot traffic and ballooning dealer inventory, could discounts return to the spotlight?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
I ask Nate, ache ballooning in my throat.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
