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She's always wanted to go ballooning.
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But ballooning costs and mission delays have hampered both NASA and the European Space Agency in executing a plan to actually retrieve and transport the samples to Earth for scientists to study further.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 June 2025
The ratings agency pointed to the ballooning burden of the federal government’s budget as one of the culprits behind the downgrade.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 May 2025
From 2014 to 2024, the Miami area’s millionaire population nearly doubled, ballooning by 94% to nearly 39,000 people, according to wealth consultant Henley & Partners and financial intelligence firm New World Wealth.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Starting with a 1-6 record that first season, Bubic was 10-26 through his first three seasons primarily as a starter, with his ERA ballooning to 5.58 during his 3-13 season in 2022.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 June 2025
The ratings agency pointed to the ballooning burden of the federal government’s budget as one of the culprits behind the downgrade.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 May 2025
From 2014 to 2024, the Miami area’s millionaire population nearly doubled, ballooning by 94% to nearly 39,000 people, according to wealth consultant Henley & Partners and financial intelligence firm New World Wealth.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Starting with a 1-6 record that first season, Bubic was 10-26 through his first three seasons primarily as a starter, with his ERA ballooning to 5.58 during his 3-13 season in 2022.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
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“Ballooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballooning. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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