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Clairton was once bustling with movie theaters, a mix of grocery stores, and riverside parks, with a dance pavilion and a performing hot-air balloonist.—Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 Hot air ballooning here dates back to the late 1960s, when French balloonists were inspired by the region’s unusual terrain and later organized the first festival.—Lindsey Granger - 02, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2026 That’s why amateur balloonists call them pico balloons.—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2026 The winning balloonist is the one who accumulates the most points over the course of the competition by dropping their marker closest to the targets.—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for balloonist