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Put a pan under the pie to catch any spillovers.
New technology has a positive spillover effect into countless fields.
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The spillover crowd hung out in hallways and overflow rooms.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
There have also been more moderate traffic increases in some spillover areas, like the F.D.R. Perhaps most unexpectedly, travel times within the congestion zone have hardly budged.
—Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
As more and more animals become infected, spillover into humans is becoming increasingly common.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Osterholm warned spillover might already be taking place.
—Mathew Holding Eagle Iii, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
There have also been more moderate traffic increases in some spillover areas, like the F.D.R. Perhaps most unexpectedly, travel times within the congestion zone have hardly budged.
—Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
As more and more animals become infected, spillover into humans is becoming increasingly common.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Osterholm warned spillover might already be taking place.
—Mathew Holding Eagle Iii, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Spillover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spillover. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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