Example Sentences

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All the while their populations have been ballooning in cities around the world.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023

The action-adventure genre, which has worldwide appeal but whose budgets have been ballooning until they are ready to burst, will finally be terminated.

From Time Magazine Archive

He and Anderson, the president of a uranium and copper mining company, have been ballooning together for years and have had their share of adventures�once clearing Pikes Peak by just 20 ft.

From Time Magazine Archive