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balloon

[buh-loon] / bəˈlun /
NOUN
inflated material or vehicle
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Organisers distributed signs and unleashed a balloon drop at the end as live music blared.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

When he noticed spots that lagged, he added audience interaction like balloon drops, props and places to “quack like a duck” and “swim like a fish.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

We went back and forth on what Anton says, what Paul Baker says, whether you hear us or not, whether it’s a balloon cover-up, whether we show the kiss.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

Phil Kornbluth, founder of Kornbluth Helium Consulting, also noted that balloon makers are usually among the first to suffer from supply curbs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 30, 2026

The balloon itself had been cleverly camouflaged as a full moon.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

He runs in, and they kiss as balloons rain down around them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

We only had two takes with the balloons.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

You can add party balloons to the list of goods and products that have been disrupted by the Iran war.

From MarketWatch Aug. 30, 2026

Residents of Nahal Oz said in a statement that they feared the return of incendiary kites and balloons, adding: "We will not accept a policy of containment when it comes to our security."

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The air was soon filled with tiny balloons, each balloon carrying a spider.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

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

Demand for financial planning and investment management has ballooned in recent years along with the net worth of wealthy Americans, thanks to a robust stock market rally.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

He wore no winter jacket, only a sleeveless green sweatshirt, which ballooned over his enormous stomach.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Now six months later, the U.S. has reported 18 military personnel killed and more than 750 wounded, with a ballooning cost estimated somewhere between $71 billion and $118 billion.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2026

Created by Exclusive Ballooning in partnership with Aardman, it combines two of the city's best-known exports - animation and ballooning.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Fed up with ballooning costs, companies big and small are starting to use lower-priced models, including some built in China.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Burnham has pledged fiscal discipline and to reduce the country's ballooning welfare bill, having already sought to calm markets by committing to the government's current borrowing limits.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

“Well, ballooning is not an exact science, you know. Besides, you might be needed here.”

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff




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