balloon
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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
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"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
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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
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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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