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The ballooning cost of eggs was an ongoing political flashpoint during the 2024 presidential race.—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 9 May 2025 The Context The delay and ballooning budget have made the project a flashpoint.—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 Startups are staying private longer, valuations are ballooning, and secondary markets are expanding to fill the gap.—Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 The nation’s debt load, at $36 trillion, is ballooning.—Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ballooning
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