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overflow

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




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Does it speak of an overflow of creativity — or of an inability to edit?

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

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

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The less fortunate sat on the floor in an overflow room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Heavy rain in recent weeks caused sewage systems to overflow in crowded tent camps.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

If 20 percent of all sodas dispensed by a vending machine overflow their cups, what is the probability that exactly three of the next ten will overflow? at most, three?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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