snowball
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"I'm optimistic that we're all snowflakes in that snowball that's getting bigger and bigger."
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
But Fiona was worried that the virus could spread to other farms and that the problem could snowball in scale.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Over the years, this memorable, round figure became a shorthand for a portfolio that could snowball into a large sum of money.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Now, Delta is trying to shore up operations as it heads into the busy summer travel season, when problems can snowball into meltdowns for carriers and passengers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
At recess they’d made snow forts and had snowball fights and Jack was a master—his fort was bigger and thicker than everyone else’s, and his snowballs seemed to have targeting computers on them.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
Once those visual effects were corrected, the subtle streaks left by the "cosmic snowballs" began to appear.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2026
Video shows snowballs flying at them from multiple directions.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026
The mayor jokingly encouraged city school kids to throw snowballs at him for re-opening school after the blizzard.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
"Eight referees watch each match, where 180 snowballs can be flying" during a three-minute set, he explained.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
He threw snowballs too, but he never hit her.
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
That led to them having to sell homegrown talent Elliot Anderson to Nottingham Forest and has snowballed since, with important players being offloaded every season.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The protests have since snowballed into a revolt, marked by calls for Paz's resignation, just six months after he took office.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
“I’ve seen Los Angeles when it was beautiful, and what it has snowballed into,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
If she hadn’t acted, it might have snowballed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
As these things often seem to happen, the disaster snowballed.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Mr. Stratton’s tenant with two dogs presents a snowballing situation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The report had the effect of snowballing losses, as the company had already disclosed problems impacting over 6,000 aircraft.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
Union bosses say teachers are under unprecedented pressure, suffering from snowballing demands, ever increasing workloads and, in many cases, burnout.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
“It seems like at-bats are snowballing on us right now,” Kiké Hernández added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
By the time they finished snowballing Dorothy Gruzik’s house, it was nearly white, and Beans had forgotten that he was cold.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
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