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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

Extreme weather has already wreaked havoc on southern and central China this week, with storms leaving at least 39 dead and causing dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir dam to burst.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 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

At Kampala’s Mirembe food market, where stalls overflow with watermelons and green bananas, fish vendor Medie Waiswa uses disinfectant every morning to clean his countertop, storage cabinet, chairs and motorcycle handlebars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

I felt an overflow of fondness for the lizard, as Noah must have for the dove.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

“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

In recent years Wessex Water has made considerable improvements to Somerset's sewage system, reducing the risk of overflows causing phospate pollution.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

The sick fluid of adolescent despair that runs through her veins overflows again into mine.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

"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 Small Items shop had overflowed somewhat into their apartment above.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

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

With mortuaries overflowing in Nepal, authorities have begun burying hundreds of unidentified bodies after DNA sampling.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

This is roughly equivalent to stopping an overflowing bathtub by shutting off the water to the entire apartment building because you cannot get to the faucet.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

An overflowing dammed lake upstream of the Gyirong Port in Tibet forced a temporary suspension of rescue operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

This was because the barrier lake was "overflowing non-stop" which could lead to fresh floods or debris flows.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

There were lemon wedges to squeeze onto our meat, and tiny glass dishes overflowing with bright ruby sumac, which was for sprinkling over everything.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram