spillover

Example Sentences

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“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

The conflict has widening spillover effects into the energy and fertilizer complex, signaling a broader liquefied natural gas crunch for Asia, including Singapore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

This kind of spillover, she said, is not unusual.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 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