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overflow

[oh-ver-floh, oh-ver-floh] / ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ, ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊ /




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And I think that free speech culture isn’t just an overflow of the First Amendment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Slurry entered the stream after a pump on a concrete tank's overflow pipe failed.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

It might not be an Olympic sport, but an event in Santa Monica happening quietly for years would overflow SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

“From the outset, DC Water’s highest priority was to safely and quickly contain the overflow and repair the damaged section of the Potomac Interceptor,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

My costume was hanging up in an overflow closet full of out-of-season coats and my grandparents’ clothes that Mom couldn’t bear to give away.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos




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