spill

Example Sentences

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After years of cost-cutting, Raymond led Exxon’s response to the Valdez oil spill, still among the worst environmental disasters in the industry’s history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Saglimbene also thinks SpaceX’s bid for mom-and-pop investors will spill over into the Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs if SpaceX gets a standing ovation.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“Appropriate state and local notifications were made, and a quantity of the spill was collected during the cleanup effort.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The findings may have applications beyond oil spill response.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

“I didn’t mean to spill all that garbage on you. I just snapped.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz