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as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the number of students who stay home sick balloons every winter
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as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the paper bag ballooned and blew away as the wind lifted it skyward
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The potential consequences are already evident: competitive spirals of state subsidies, tariff wars, and other policies that will raise costs, fuel inflation, and lead to ballooning government deficits.
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Kristen Hopewell, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2024
Thanks to 2000s nostalgia, heightened since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and the games’ relative scarcity, the second-hand prices of these DS cartridges have ballooned.
—Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
The full crew that had been hired was suddenly out of work, stakeholders were expecting to be paid, and losses could balloon upward of seven figures.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
The expedition cruise industry has ballooned in the past five years, and citizen science has grown along with it.
—Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
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Weight-bearing exercises, such as brisk walking, jogging, and dancing, are great for increasing bone density.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Combined with worries over increasing predator numbers and unpredictable winters, these circumstances had led managers to cut moose tags by more than 50 percent, the study’s authors explain.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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The mockup of the insect’s head shows a rough circle adorned with two antennae, a small mandible hidden underneath and eyestalks protruding from the sides.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Sisters Molly Coffee, left, and Victoria Coffee, right, work to clean up their home after a tree fell on their house and protruded through their living room and Victoria’s bedroom in Morrow, Georgia on Friday, September 27, 2024.Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024
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At market close, tech giants Meta and Amazon had each seen shares rise about 2%.Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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In fact, Knight Frank found that the percentage of U.S. buyers purchasing homes in London rose to 6.1 percent in the first six months of this year from 3.3 percent in the second part of 2023.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sometimes, the cop even pokes fun at the suspect’s inability to sprint, calling them out for being out of shape.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Russian and Chinese militaries are exercising with each other more regularly and even poking the U.S. in the eye on occasion — in July, the U.S. Air Force intercepted a few Russian and Chinese bomber aircraft operating in Alaska’s Air Defense Identification Zone.Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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Most cases were asymptomatic, but occasional severe reactions occurred, including three deaths from brain bleeding and swelling.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The swelling presses on the milk ducts, causing the nipple to turn inward.Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
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My friends were confused by my abrupt stop and the frightened and befuddled look on my face — except for one, whose eyes were also bulging wide.Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Prior to stepping out into space, Gillis reported seeing seals around the hatch that appear to be bulging.Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Critics have also pointed out cases of Tesla’s FSD software malfunctioning, with reports of vehicles mistakenly accelerating or failing to detect obstacles.Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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And the trend is only accelerating; 86% of US respondents project an increase in use of ALSPs in the next 12 months.Richard Punt, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Vice mayor Belal Aftab and councilmember Chuck Page, both members of the ad hoc committee on economic vitality, were in favor of advancing a pilot outdoor dining program that would allow Hero Ranch Kitchen restaurant to expand its outdoor dining with logistical support from city staff.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Marrero’s plan relies heavily on using new or expanded enrollment zones, or boundaries that include multiple schools families can choose from rather than a single neighborhood school.Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balloon. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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