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is spilling

  • present progressive
    of spill (3rd person singular).
    spill
    verb (used with object)
    to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully.

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Now the finger-pointing inside the administration over who’s to blame is spilling into public view.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026

The scramble for memory and chips to build those servers powering the AI build-out is spilling over into the rest of the CIO’s budget, pushing up prices in nearly every hardware category.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

But regardless, this sentiment is spilling into the real world, as a recent Gallup poll showed 71% of Americans opposed construction of the physical manifestation of AI: data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Now that friction is spilling into commencement, a ceremony long reserved for good cheer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

Light is spilling in from the stairs that eventually lead up to the devastated world above them.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner