Example Sentences

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Morningstar’s William Kerwin wrote on Thursday that he thinks Apple is “adept at negotiating a ballooning pricing environment while maintaining a strong margin.”

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

But its wartime economic worries are mounting, with growth stagnating and a ballooning budget deficit as sanction-hit oil revenues drop to a five-year low.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The economy is also under pressure from the country's ageing population, which has seen a shrinking workforce and ballooning social care costs.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

AI companies are making millions of dollars from the ballooning demand.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

The least they could do was pretend that we didn’t look like fools in our ballooning togas and beards and bows and arrows.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez