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She's always wanted to go ballooning.
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Its ability to tolerate city life, its cold hardiness, and the ballooning technique that carries it on the wind all point to a species that will continue expanding its range across the country.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
The wheels fell off in the game’s final minutes, with the Bulls’ lead ballooning to as many as 25 points and capitalizing on Charlotte’s fatigue.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
The package extended the belt-tightening path South Africa has been on since 2018, when President Cyril Ramaphosa took over a fiscally strained by ballooning budget shortfalls, rising budget shortfalls and a cascade of credit rating cuts.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Then a lungful of contracting air, followed by a ballooning rush of sound.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
The wheels fell off in the game’s final minutes, with the Bulls’ lead ballooning to as many as 25 points and capitalizing on Charlotte’s fatigue.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
The package extended the belt-tightening path South Africa has been on since 2018, when President Cyril Ramaphosa took over a fiscally strained by ballooning budget shortfalls, rising budget shortfalls and a cascade of credit rating cuts.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Then a lungful of contracting air, followed by a ballooning rush of sound.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Ballooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballooning. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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