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balloon

noun as in inflated material or vehicle

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verb as in billow out; bloat

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Lithuania will completely close its border with Belarus for a month after dozens of balloons loaded with illegal cigarettes entered its airspace last week, the government said Wednesday.

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Zero money down always means the potential for balloon payments on the back end.

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The alliance's Secretary General Mark Rutte said he had spoken with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda about the incident, in which dozens of balloons forced the temporary closure of two airports last week.

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Less than a year ago Davis, who played at 190 pounds, had ballooned to more than 300.

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Lithuania will begin to shoot down balloons used to smuggle cigarettes from neighbouring Belarus, its prime minister has warned.

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