ballooned
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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
About 22 deer were brought to the channel island for sport hunting in the late 1920s, and their numbers soon ballooned to roughly 2,000, Barton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
She was pleased rather than embarrassed and her fingers lightly brushed the fabric where it ballooned out across her narrow hips.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
