balloon
Example Sentences
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This allows events to balloon beyond our comprehension, and may be preventing us from stopping this insanity.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
I had started going through menopause, so in the first or second season, I kind of blew up like a little balloon.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
The reasoning: Rising gross margins often show a company has pricing power with its customers, but it also gives a company wiggle room to boost its operating margin as long as other costs don’t balloon.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
They then set off on their journey to cheers and clapping, through a balloon arch with confetti cannons.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
She swatted at the pesky balloon, but it clung to her like a watchdog.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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