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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
They think that Australia could accommodate part of this demand overflow, pointing to its data sovereignty requirements and renewables-assisted capability to power the centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
At one point, the video feed in the overflow room was shut down after someone violated the court rules and snapped pictures of a cooperating witness testifying that later circulated on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The court and its communications office were "actively finalising the plan for the upcoming trial, including arrangement for an overflow room," according to spokesman Al Baker.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
We have an enormous crowd that night—a “straw house,” so named because after all the regular seats sell out, roustabouts spread straw on the hippodrome track for the overflow crowd to sit on.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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"In Whitstable, we're harnessing both AI and nature-based solutions, and we're investing £90m in improvements to Swalecliffe Wastewater Treatment Works. Together, these measures will dramatically reduce storm overflows in the area."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 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
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
The background jar stands alone, while the piece in the foreground overflows with a rainbow of plants, flowers, fruit, chamoy candies, gummies and a single real butterfly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
A stream of tonic overflows from a glass and onto the floor in a pool of red.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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A flash flood in the same region last year was traced to a glacial lake in Tibet that overflowed, highlighting an increasing risk in Asia’s mountainous areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
She arrived at the courtroom nearly an hour and a half ahead of her 8:30 a.m. appointment, and watched as the waiting room overflowed with at least a hundred other immigrants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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
“Maybe I should just start at the beginning,” Jessica said, looking at each of them in turn as her eyes overflowed again.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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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
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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
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 mortuaries overflowing, Nepal has buried hundreds of bodies in mass graves after taking DNA samples for future identification, according to police.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
"If someone's not helping you remove those pots and pans, your water's overflowing by the end of the day," she says, "and you're at tipping point."
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Over her shoulder, he saw the table overflowing with flowers and balloons.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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