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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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Some economists say the US could lose over half a million jobs by the end of the year because of the federal job cuts and their spillover effects to the broader economy.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
While the sales tax referendum only addresses public safety expenses, Kane County Finance Director Kathleen Hopkinson has previously said that the referendum would have a spillover effect, freeing up some of the funds going toward public safety already to other departments and offices.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The trade dispute will have far-reaching spillover effects, including price increases and paperwork backlogs, and longer wait times at the U.S.-Canada border for people and products, said Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University.
—Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Industry is what truly creates value, has social value, generates a wealth spillover effect, and truly drives social progress.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
While the sales tax referendum only addresses public safety expenses, Kane County Finance Director Kathleen Hopkinson has previously said that the referendum would have a spillover effect, freeing up some of the funds going toward public safety already to other departments and offices.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The trade dispute will have far-reaching spillover effects, including price increases and paperwork backlogs, and longer wait times at the U.S.-Canada border for people and products, said Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University.
—Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Industry is what truly creates value, has social value, generates a wealth spillover effect, and truly drives social progress.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Spillover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spillover. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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