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Instead, the head of the judiciary, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, attended prayers at central Tehran's Imam Khomeini grand mosque, which was overflowing, with worshippers flooding the streets outside.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

"That was the nuance to it… but at the end of the day someone got fired because they admitted that their trash can was overflowing."

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

And because her garden was overflowing with plants, she began selling some of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

“Karl was overflowing with wonderful musical ideas that blew us all away, all delivered with terrible jokes that had us laughing uncontrollably all day and night,” Gabriel said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Madam Rosmerta was staring over from behind the bar, apparently oblivious to the fact that the flagon she was filling with mead was overflowing.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling