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Start calling things what they are not and risks balloon, Aaron Klein writes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

The chancellor has warned against allowing Britain's benefits bill to balloon while not offering young people opportunities.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 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

We’ll inflate a balloon using baking soda and vinegar!

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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

In early K-pop, fans supported artists by waving coloured balloons or generic glow sticks.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

That meant operators could be held liable for harms they caused no matter how much effort went into making their balloons safer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

We only had two takes with the balloons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Sugar snowflakes drifted from the sweet balloons in the Taste Tower, but Ella didn't pause to try to catch them on her tongue.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

During the pandemic, when the government sent trillions of dollars slushing through the economy, bank deposits ballooned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

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

The words ballooned from the lips and hovered about our heads—silent, separate, and pleasantly mysterious.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Interest costs on around $32 trillion in publicly held US debt have been ballooning in recent years, and climbing bond yields have sparked further concerns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Even as some American manufacturers have benefited as their foreign competitors encounter higher barriers, others struggle with ballooning costs and persistent uncertainty.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Intrafamily loans are among the biggest pieces of a ballooning support network between parents and grown children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 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

When winter arrived, I pulled Mother’s dress in worry each time lightning belted the ballooning clouds, spilling rain on the fields.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat