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The bird’s unexpected visit has drawn so many curious birdwatchers that the overflow parking lot has filled up at times, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

He looked at more than 350 storm overflow outlets in England and whether there had been heavy rain when they were spilling sewage.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Rescuers scoured flooded parts of China for survivors on Wednesday after storms killed 17 people and caused dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir dam to burst, with officials warning of more rain.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

To handle the extra volume, engineers send surplus water down 5 Shaft into the deep pool below, much like an overflow spillway helps relieve pressure at a full reservoir.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

Despite the short notice, an overflow crowd was on hand, hoping that they would be the first to learn of a new inspiration.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

“All Eyez on Me,” the double album Shakur released in 1996, overflows with groovy bass samples that display his reverence for 1970s and 1980s R&B—Kool & the Gang, Bootsy Collins, Cameo and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Because I’m a stranger who people regularly turn to for financial help, my inbox typically overflows with general questions like the one above.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Any cost overflows would be paid for by DWP customers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Retrofitting the warehouse for immigration detention would create construction sediment that would run into nearby waterways, Maryland’s lawsuit argued, and housing hundreds of people there would strain the water supply and create sewage overflows.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026

You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

Although recovery efforts were under way in parts of the city, some outlying areas remained at risk as a nearby river overflowed, forcing another 500 people to evacuate on Thursday morning.

From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026

Water gathered in low-lying valleys and river channels, overflowed crater rims, and rushed through canyons.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 31, 2025

The boy’s wide eyes stared in excitement at his hands, which quickly overflowed with presents, about eight just for him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025

Carolyn Owens, who still fixes herself peanut-butter-and-banana sandwiches, was safe when the Tug Fork River overflowed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

The torrent overflowed the gutters, and a curtain of rainwater leaped off the roof.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

The victims died on Sunday and Monday in Minas Gerais state, where rivers have overflown, leaving towns partially submerged.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2022

Its military this month deployed tanks to the Tajik border with Afghanistan and has overflown the region with ground-attack jets, ostensibly on training exercises.

From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

"That island was overflown by a plane catapulted from the USS Colorado a few days after she went missing. The pilot didn't see any recent activity."

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2019

According to the Palestinian Ma’an news agency, several Israeli bulldozers entered the southern Gaza Strip early on Thursday overflown by drones, which would fit with the timeframe described by the Israeli military.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2016

Frightened was the way he had felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft had overflown the community twice.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

A garden hose had been overflowing the pool above the hillside for an “unknown amount of time” when it caused the flooding and subsequent collapse, according to the Fire Department’s 5 p.m. update.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

But the real magic of contemporary Lisdoonvarna lies in the town's overflowing streets and pubs - as Timby soon found out.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Thanks to the boom in online fitness and beauty culture, our feeds are constantly overflowing with good-looking people who are just too boring to be hot.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

With morgues overflowing, some 1,030 bodies have been buried in mass graves after taking DNA samples for future identification, Nepal Police said on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

The miller’s eyes were now overflowing with an insatiable greed.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff