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She's always wanted to go ballooning.
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Every Gothic cathedral is the product of ideas that altered over generations, ambitions abandoned or superseded, compromises with ballooning budgets, labor shortages, or bottlenecks in the supply chain from quarries and forests and mines.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
Right-wing pundits and politicos recently attacked the gargantuan wildlife crossing being constructed over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills over ballooning costs and delays.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
In a rare flourish for the space agency, which has seen many of its largest science missions suffer delays and ballooning costs, Roman is months ahead of schedule and under budget.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
As the district has sought to make immediate cuts to stave off a ballooning deficit, officials must also plan ahead to cut spending through 2028, when the shortfall is expected to reach more than $300 million.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
Right-wing pundits and politicos recently attacked the gargantuan wildlife crossing being constructed over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills over ballooning costs and delays.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
In a rare flourish for the space agency, which has seen many of its largest science missions suffer delays and ballooning costs, Roman is months ahead of schedule and under budget.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
As the district has sought to make immediate cuts to stave off a ballooning deficit, officials must also plan ahead to cut spending through 2028, when the shortfall is expected to reach more than $300 million.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Ballooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballooning. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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