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Many current systems use superconducting circuits, but these are highly sensitive to electromagnetic noise and stray electrical charges - similar to the static electricity that can make hair cling to a balloon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Prior to the 2008-09 recession, ARMs also came with the risk of balloon payments after the fixed-rate period expired, which left homeowners exposed to payment shocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

They posed in front of props such as a hot-air balloon, an upright piano or a staircase going to nowhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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

Beowulf clutched a balloon on a string, and all three children smelled, frankly, like elephants.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

His rallies have featured massive US flags and giant inflatable balloons of Trump, who has not endorsed the senator, but has said he is "very closely" watching the election.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Dozens of tributes including cards, flowers, candles, teddy bears and pink and blue star-shaped balloons have been laid on the pavement next to the cordon.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The scale of the financial impact depends to some degree on whether civil courts treat AI agents like hot air balloons or trains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

We only had two takes with the balloons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Skull-covered balloons dropped chocolate Paragon coins, stormy cloud nougats, and spiraling ginger stars.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Fifteen years later, the niche local broadcast on K-Beach Radio has ballooned into a cultural movement that extends far behind his alma mater’s campus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Budgeted for $1.3 billion, the current cost estimate has ballooned to $2.4 billion and it’s on track to be completed three years behind schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

A clear plastic tarp flapped and ballooned in the breeze.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

More than that, the ballooning numbers of athletes and officials meant there were not enough beds for everyone.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Roy, 34, campaigns with an aura of sunny progressive pragmatism, arguing that the city can rein in ballooning liability in part by tackling its vexing infrastructure issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

Unitree has been steadily growing revenue and profits over the years, but its bottom line has come under increasing pressure from ballooning research-and-development expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Mom walks to the edge of the ocean in her silk dress and stockings, her pleated skirt ballooning like a spinnaker, and flings the picture into the sea.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García