ballooned
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The inspector general’s office was created in 2022 to oversee the authority as spending ballooned past its original budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The note also makes the point that U.S. interest payments as a percentage of GDP are roughly 4.1% whereas in the late 90s they had ballooned to a figure approaching 5%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Spending on benefits has ballooned in recent years and is forecast to rise to £408.6bn in 2030/31, according to figures from the Department for Work and Pensions.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Demand for data centers, which house the computer systems powering artificial intelligence and the internet, has surged as AI use has ballooned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 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
