Examples of spillover in a Sentence
Put a pan under the pie to catch any spillovers.
New technology has a positive spillover effect into countless fields.
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This is a spillover of pandemic destruction that’s coming for our kids.
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Jennifer W. Tsai, STAT, 18 Jan. 2026
Denmark’s policy debate increasingly treats Novo as macro-critical, with estimates commonly cited around 4–5 percent of GDP on a direct basis, and materially higher once indirect spillovers are included.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Albert Williams, an economist at Nova Southeastern University, says returning the energy sector to its heyday would have a dramatic spillover effect in a country in which oil is the dominant industry, sparking the opening of restaurants, stores and other businesses.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Albert Williams, an economist at Nova Southeastern University, says returning the energy sector to its heyday would have a dramatic spillover effect in a country in which oil is the dominant industry, sparking the opening of restaurants, stores and other businesses.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer W. Tsai, STAT, 18 Jan. 2026
Denmark’s policy debate increasingly treats Novo as macro-critical, with estimates commonly cited around 4–5 percent of GDP on a direct basis, and materially higher once indirect spillovers are included.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Albert Williams, an economist at Nova Southeastern University, says returning the energy sector to its heyday would have a dramatic spillover effect in a country in which oil is the dominant industry, sparking the opening of restaurants, stores and other businesses.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Albert Williams, an economist at Nova Southeastern University, says returning the energy sector to its heyday would have a dramatic spillover effect in a country in which oil is the dominant industry, sparking the opening of restaurants, stores and other businesses.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Spillover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spillover. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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