Examples of ballooning in a Sentence
She's always wanted to go ballooning.
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In the early 1980s, with C.E.O. compensation and corporate profits ballooning, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, now a professor of business at Yale, embarked on a project to interview 100 of the country’s top chief executives and study their retirement plans.
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Emma Goldberg Sarah Mollo-Christensen Tanya Pérez Sharon Kearney, New York Times, 9 May 2024
All within just a few miles of the resort is the famous Chapel of the Holy Cross, an outdoor arts and crafts market, hot air ballooning, and several restaurants.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
In 2024 alone, Juniper Research estimates, BNPL transactions will total $334 billion, ballooning to $687 billion by 2028, reflecting market growth of 105%.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 May 2024
The result has been a ballooning backlog: As of early May, there were 42 new studies and 28 amendments to existing projects awaiting approval, according to state officials.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
The Carolina Panthers are expected to add another name to a ballooning positional group.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
The cost of contracting with law enforcement has been ballooning, and Metro has been considering whether to create its own police force.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
As high interest rates persist, credit card borrowers risk ballooning costs, Jason Taylor, an economics professor at Central Michigan University, told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 May 2024
Nelson said a major reason for the ballooning cost was a billion-dollar hit to NASA's science budget that was part of a congressional deal to secure funding for the debt ceiling.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024
Emma Goldberg Sarah Mollo-Christensen Tanya Pérez Sharon Kearney, New York Times, 9 May 2024
All within just a few miles of the resort is the famous Chapel of the Holy Cross, an outdoor arts and crafts market, hot air ballooning, and several restaurants.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
In 2024 alone, Juniper Research estimates, BNPL transactions will total $334 billion, ballooning to $687 billion by 2028, reflecting market growth of 105%.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 May 2024
The result has been a ballooning backlog: As of early May, there were 42 new studies and 28 amendments to existing projects awaiting approval, according to state officials.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
The Carolina Panthers are expected to add another name to a ballooning positional group.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
The cost of contracting with law enforcement has been ballooning, and Metro has been considering whether to create its own police force.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
As high interest rates persist, credit card borrowers risk ballooning costs, Jason Taylor, an economics professor at Central Michigan University, told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 May 2024
Nelson said a major reason for the ballooning cost was a billion-dollar hit to NASA's science budget that was part of a congressional deal to secure funding for the debt ceiling.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Ballooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballooning. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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