Example Sentences

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The problems besetting the Guatemalan Consulate have been snowballing since March 2020, causing delays and other glitches for Guatemalan citizens trying to process and obtain passports, personal identification documents, consular identification cards and birth certificates.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2022

China Evergrande Group’s woes have been snowballing for months.

From Reuters • Oct. 22, 2021

The developer’s woes have been snowballing since May.

From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2021