spill over
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“But the census, people have been filling that out their whole adult lives, so to see this level of concern and then that spill over into willingness to respond was certainly bracing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
She warned that higher benchmark yields in advanced economies could also spill over to emerging markets by tightening global financial conditions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
“While monetary policy cannot move ships or reopen pipelines and refineries, it can diminish the risk that these supply shocks spill over into broader and more persistent inflation,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“This of course can spill over into other legal cases as they move forward.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Balconies spill over with flowers, chatty men and women, and servants darting from one place to another.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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