balloon
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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
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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
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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
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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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