ballooned
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Private credit has ballooned in recent years from an opaque corner of the financial world into a multitrillion-dollar business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
When Puerto Rico’s debt crisis ballooned into the largest governmental default in U.S. history, Congress stepped in with an unprecedented solution.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2026
The film eventually ballooned to six hours before Gibney began whittling it back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 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
She was pleased rather than embarrassed and her fingers lightly brushed the fabric where it ballooned out across her narrow hips.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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