snowball
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Now, Delta is trying to shore up operations as it heads into the busy summer travel season, when problems can snowball into meltdowns for carriers and passengers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Before this series, the Lakers had a snowball in hell’s chance of winning it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
“I’m not saying there won’t be problems, but the problems won’t cascade and snowball into a bigger problem,” Blankfein said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
The suit was filed on behalf of a Costco member in the state, Matthew Stockov, and seeks class-action status, meaning it has the potential to snowball into something bigger.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
As the snowball made more snow plop from a branch to the ground, Ryan had a sudden thought.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
This process gives comets their fuzzy appearance and explains why astronomers often refer to them as "dirty snowballs."
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Video shows snowballs flying at them from multiple directions.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026
Video taken Monday afternoon in Washington Square Park shows a snowball fight following an epic snowstorm devolving into some parkgoers apparently targeting police with snowballs.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
"Our ancestors were surely doing the same thing. It's the oldest winter sport in human history: long before skating or skiing, humans were already throwing snowballs at each other. That's its biggest appeal."
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
He’s up ahead, throwing snowballs; and on the bus he’s at the back, in a noisy whirlpool of older boys.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
These have snowballed into huge high-stakes challenges where he gives away large sums of money to strangers.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Since the railway station canopy collapse in November 2024, which killed 16 people, calls for a transparent investigation into what happened have snowballed into a push for early polls.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
“I’ve seen Los Angeles when it was beautiful, and what it has snowballed into,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
That number only snowballed, and I nearly paused all my substitute teaching to keep up with demand.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
As these things often seem to happen, the disaster snowballed.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Mr. Stratton’s tenant with two dogs presents a snowballing situation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
This has resulted in a very positive snowballing of monthly benefits that wouldn’t have otherwise occurred.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
Union bosses say teachers are under unprecedented pressure, suffering from snowballing demands, ever increasing workloads and, in many cases, burnout.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
For Ariella Santoyo, owner of My Quince World, the crackdown's snowballing effect on a billion-dollar immigrant economy is reminiscent of Covid and how the pandemic devastated the area.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Things had been snowballing, fast, and I couldn’t pretend I wasn’t scared anymore.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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