A black hole in Thames Water’s pension fund also ballooned from £38million to 2005 to £260million in 2015.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/water-industry-teetering-brink-insolvency-30353772

A debt default might cause a slight deflation in home values that have ballooned in recent years.

Source: https://www.moneytalksnews.com/slideshows/how-a-debt-ceiling-debacle-could-affect-the-housing-market/

Attendee figures ballooned in following years and saved the pub after drawing mullet-clad patrons from around the world.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12818637/Mulletfest-draws-huge-crowds-hundreds-Aussies-weird-wacky-hairstyles-ultimate-prize.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Bary, who has ballooned in weight since his arrest three years ago, denies all the charges against him.

Source: https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/west-london-rapper-pictured-holding-27319536

But with the unexpectedness of Russia’s invasion last year, combined with the desperation of Ukraine’s defense, the number – and corresponding needs for materiel – of Ukraine’s soldiers quickly ballooned beyond the state’s ability to equip them.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2023/0403/From-citizens-pockets-to-soldiers-hands-Ukraine-s-crowdfunded-war?icid=rss

Chelsea might have pulled further clear in the closing minutes of the half, Sterling with a familiar burst down the right, slipping the ball to Malo Gusto who showed the finishing instincts of a full-back and ballooned over.

Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-vs-arsenal-live-stream-premier-league-2023-latest-score-result-watch-tv-team-news-b1115080.html

City Power’s overdraft has ballooned to over R9bn and is costing it R36m a month in interest.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/business/joburg-city-power-broke-and-loss-making-may-2023/

Durant, who led the NBA in minutes played for a large portion of this season, played 30 of a possible 36 minutes through the first three quarters as the Nets built a lead that ballooned as large at 20 in the third period.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/12/31/nets-extend-streak-to-11-with-win-over-hornets/

Ever since James Cameron departed after delivering one of the greatest sci-fi sequels everTerminator 2: Judgment Day, the series’ box office returns have been dropping, even as its budgets have ballooned.

Source: https://screenrant.com/christopher-nolan-terminator-7-movie-franchise-reboot/

In 2019, 23.5 million North American households said they camped in traditional tents, a figure that ballooned 31% to 30.8 million in 2020, according to KOA’s survey.

Source: https://s24526.pcdn.co/business/1613671/more-travelers-get-cozy-with-glamping-even-amid-high-costs

It begain in 2004 when a group of 13 friends got together in their local park in Teddington, Greater London, and ballooned to such an extent that more than 2,000 parkruns now take place across 22 countries.

Source: https://www.chad.co.uk/news/people/pictures-runners-joggers-and-walkers-step-out-at-popular-mansfield-parkrun-3989581

It has ballooned from $2.5 billion in value to $570 billion in that period.

Source: https://investorplace.com/2023/05/7-stocks-that-could-be-the-first-10-trillion-dollar-company/

It has since ballooned into a company employing 6,000 staff across 37 countries and launching more than 50 products and services that ranged from holiday insurance and home rentals, wage advance, buy now pay later and crypto trading.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/16/fintech-revolut-psychologists-criticism-corporate-culture-uk-banking-licence

Known for leasing machinery such as forklifts, cranes and scaffoldings, Ashtead's sales have ballooned over the past couple of years due to acquisitions and a rebound in construction activity.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/markets/article-12036661/Ashtead-Group-launches-new-500m-share-buyback-scheme.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Later, in a Twitter chat, Musk said Gates' Tesla short bet may have ballooned, and the latter would need about $1.5 billion to $2 billion to cover the short position.

Source: https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/02/30719444/bill-gates-takes-a-dig-at-elon-musk-says-dont-go-to-mars-spend-money-on-this-instead

Military spending, meanwhile, has ballooned.

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/a05c3b2e-6893-48b6-94a4-02f35f80d79b

Sales and marketing expenses had ballooned in the first nine months of 2023, from $385 million a year ago to $446 million.

Source: https://247wallst.com/investing/2023/11/07/why-alteryx-stock-is-soaring-after-earnings/

Senior Hunter Elks crushed a 2-RBI double to the outfield as the Knights’ lead quickly ballooned.

Source: https://www.bladenjournal.com/sports/70733/west-bladen-secures-victory-fairmont-keeps-winning

She pointed out in 2009, each New Jersey taxpayer’s share of the debt was $35,000 but today it’s ballooned to almost $59,000.

Source: https://nj1015.com/nj-tops-all-states-for-having-the-worst-finances-in-the-usa/

Starmer announced a £1.5-billion ($1.8-billion) plan to tackle waiting lists in the health service that have ballooned due to the impact of industrial action and a huge pandemic backlog.

Source: https://kuwaittimes.com/uk-labour-leader-promises-decade-of-national-renewal/