overflow

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At Kampala’s Mirembe food market, where stalls overflow with watermelons and green bananas, fish vendor Medie Waiswa uses disinfectant every morning to clean his countertop, storage cabinet, chairs and motorcycle handlebars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

If the best fleets can generate their own demand in dense markets, Uber’s aggregation value shrinks to secondary cities and overflow capacity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

Concern about the health of the River Test grew in 2024 when heavy rain saw overflow sewer outlets spill into the river during what Southern Water called "exceptional circumstances".

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

In interdependence, we’re giving from our emotional overflow, and the love and care we receive in that reciprocity, for caring for the people in our lives, balances out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

“A fair fight,” Yossarian decreed, and all the others who had come running to the uproar in horror began cheering ecstatically in a tremendous overflow of relief.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller