spillover
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Their concern: Price controls and export restrictions could backfire with rationing and spillover to other countries.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“Markets are still pricing in oil returning to the mid-$70 range by year-end. If the conflict remains contained, the spillover effects should remain contained as well—but there are tail risks on both sides.”
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Just as damaging are what they call “knock-on,” or spillover, effects.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 22, 2026
At an analyst meeting, management expressed caution over its outlook owing to these tensions, noting potential spillover to Thailand’s economy and domestic patient traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
I thought I had truly suffered from the spillover of Stargirl’s shunning, but that was nothing now that the full torrent was turned on me.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
Vocabulary lists containing spillover
Economics
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