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balloon

[buh-loon] / bəˈlun /
NOUN
inflated material or vehicle
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Jon Hamm appeared in this capacity for Paul Rudd while riding a hot-air balloon in a tuxedo for a film shoot, fortunate timing that Poehler also says was not planned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Sunrise-III is an international research project built around a 1-meter telescope carried by a high-altitude balloon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Anya said in English, before the girls joined classmates playing with a huge red, yellow and blue balloon.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 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

And leaning out of a balloon in flight is never advisable.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

"I was to face a charge of obstruction, based on my having waved a pole with balloons attached to the danger of passers-by," he recalled.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Hot-air ballooning in Cappadocia is a thriving industry that sees dozens of balloons take to the skies on clear mornings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

I grab a string of balloons and wrap them around Matt, spinning him in circles on the dance floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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 room was decorated with silver and gold balloons and big cardboard stars.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene

Adjusted earnings per share in the September quarter ballooned 6,913% to $52.60 and exceeded expectations for $46.67, although the company flagged that the percentage is “not a meaningful figure.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Operating expenses have ballooned by 39% year over year, according to the company’s financial disclosure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Between the first round on October 4 and the runoff on Sunday, the channel's following ballooned from 60,000 people to almost 11 million.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

But the power of the A24 brand has ballooned the valuation of the private, venture-backed company to $3.5 billion as of 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

He didn’t apologize, he just stood still for a moment, fear ballooned on his face, openmouthed and unable to find that condescending glare down the slope of his nose he usually found for me.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

Mejia cited ongoing revenue shortfalls, liability payouts and departmental overspending as the key reasons for the ballooning budget, which has grown by about 25% over the last four years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Hot-air ballooning in Cappadocia is a thriving industry that sees dozens of balloons take to the skies on clear mornings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Back then, many homeowners were holding adjustable-rate mortgages with payments that were ballooning, meaning that they would soon be facing a much higher mortgage payment that they could not afford.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Frustrated with ballooning legal costs and her handling of a department data breach, the city’s powerful police union abandoned Feldstein Soto and backed McKinney.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Well, ballooning is not an exact science, you know. Besides, you might be needed here.”

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff


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