balloon
Example Sentences
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If the conflict is short-lived and doesn’t balloon fuel prices and Treasury yields for a long period, housing-industry experts say mortgage rates should stick roughly where they are.
From MarketWatch
“It takes a little bit of the air out of a balloon in a market where valuations are already pretty elevated,” said Trevor Slaven, global head of asset allocation at Barings.
AES was looking for ways to support growth after multiple years of declining revenue and ballooning long-term debt.
From Barron's
Meanwhile, household bank deposits have ballooned to record levels in recent years.
From MarketWatch
Higher electricity bills, along with rising home insurance costs and property taxes, add to the ballooning cost of homeownership.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
