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Mr. Douglas does not write with bitterness about his father’s volte-face, but neither does he overflow with mercy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

We wore KN95 masks—a modern version of the plague doctor beaks—and hid in our houses, and saw our hospitals overflow, and couldn’t be with our loved ones when they died.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation warned of low pressure across eastern, northeastern and central Thailand until Sunday, saying there was a risk of flash floods, forest runoff, mudslides, and river overflow.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Under shaded tents, plates overflow with fried fish and macaroni salad as elders hold court, trading stories about “the old record shop on Avalon” and the Los Angeles they remember “before the riots.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The gutter below her was about to overflow.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Its workspace in the northwestern town of Bachaquero overflows with new, mostly US-imported supplies.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

They said the firm had "reduced spills from storm overflows by 17% last year alone, with spill duration down by 25%, and we have insourced over 40 new leakage specialists".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The gag-filled comedy overflows with wackiness, as is customary for “Looney Tunes,” but also, and perhaps less expectedly, poignancy galore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

“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

Looking down at him on the floor, how he overflows the rug, I think about that story where a giant falls asleep and is tied up by little people.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick

Early “Twin Peaks” message boards overflowed with theories from fans about the show’s cast of weirdos and its fathoms-deep lore—a form of viewer speculation that would later spread even more widely on social-media platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

"Rivers that are normally completely frozen have overflowed where they hadn't historically," he told the BBC, causing layered, unstable ice sheets that are hazardous to travel over in winter months.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

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 hull rumbled as more pipes burst and sinks overflowed.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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

Four days after launching Sputnik into orbit, Radio Moscow announced the addition of one more city to its timetable of destinations that would be overflown by their satellite: Little Rock, Arkansas.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

In a world overflowing with technical surveillance and information-theft opportunities, it seems a tad unrealistic that China would resort to an attention-getting, easy-to-expose honey-trap for Mr. Huang.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

For volunteers with No Harm KTLA, a group that holds trash cleanups in Koreatown twice a month, overflowing bins are a regular sight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

I’m not even getting married until 2028, but my Pinterest board is already overflowing with inspo photos of dresses and decor.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 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

Inns brimmed to overflowing with customers who bought food and ale and trinkets.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate