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Lord Berkeley, a railway expert and Labour peer, has repeatedly challenged the Department for Transport’s cost figures and warned that the budgets were spiralling out of control.

From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2019

He also had debts that were spiralling out of control.

From BBC • May 24, 2018

He told the court his debts "were spiralling" out of his control.

From BBC • May 15, 2018

The double-decker giant was a hugely complex machine, and its development costs were spiralling.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2013

The banking system was near collapse, two big car manufacturers were sliding towards bankruptcy; and employment, the housing market and output were spiralling down.

From Economist • Aug. 30, 2012