ballooned

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S&P didn’t look at private credit, which has remained a small portion of property-casualty portfolios even as it has ballooned at their life-insurance counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The following year, the number of locally acquired cases ballooned to 18, with 14 of them in Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The Gwent Levels is still subject to environmental protections, and by some estimates the original £1.6bn price tag could have ballooned to £2.5bn – the equivalent of almost the entire Welsh government capital budget.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Budgets initially ballooned as gaming studios raced to capture the attention of people stuck in their homes.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

The wind tugged at my baseball cap and ballooned inside my hoodie as I raced down the streets of Stokum trying to outrun my life.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx