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Turns out, House Bill 775 — which was filed in the final days of the 2025 session and approved generally along party lines despite ballooning from four pages of legislation to 147 with little discussion — included significant tax incentives for data centers.—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 July 2025 However, the state is now struggling with weak sales, ballooning inventory and a decline in home prices driven by the slowing demand.—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025 The president's rare presidential visit to the Federal Reserve building came as Trump has accused Powell of potential fraud related to the ballooning cost of the agency's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation of two historic buildings on the National Mall.—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 July 2025 That could be welcome news for the gaming industry, already struggling with ballooning development costs.—Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for ballooning
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