balloon

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After carrying out extensive research in to the balloon launches that he's been involved in, Liggett says he's confident there's an understanding of how the images have been formed on his film.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

"He had a lot of edema, his face was very swollen, there was edema on his limbs, and a globular abdomen, like a balloon."

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“HHS is squeezing both sides of a balloon and expecting it not to pop,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

If jet-fuel prices remain elevated for the rest of the year, Spirit’s costs would balloon by $360 million, JPMorgan analysts said in a note earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The older girls and older boys hold up giant balloon pencils, and they give us paper Cuban flags that we twirl around, shouting, “¡Cuba, Cuba, Cuba!”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar