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- verb Present participle of
overheat .
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- noun excessive heating
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Examples
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Our firm has been researching a potential class action case against Dell, Inc. regarding an alleged defect resulting in overheating of laptop computers during normal use.
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Tokyo stocks fell for the first time in six trading days Thursday as investors moved to lock in gains amid a short-term overheating of the market.
FXstreet.com 2010
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In terms of the realities of the nature of the capitalist economy, whenever the bourgeois economists talk about overheating it's a code word for a distasteful, dangerous, if not catastrophic development.
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Hydraulic fluid spilled everywhere, it’s plumbing obviously ruptured internally having no doubt resulted in overheating or loss of motor control.
365 tomorrows » Steve Smith : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Hydraulic fluid spilled everywhere, it’s plumbing obviously ruptured internally having no doubt resulted in overheating or loss of motor control.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » December : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Hydraulic fluid spilled everywhere, it’s plumbing obviously ruptured internally having no doubt resulted in overheating or loss of motor control.
365 tomorrows » Of Andys and Upgrades : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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The overheating is caused by a malfunction in the computers’ internal temperature-management system.
5 Recalled Products: Week of June 26-July 2, 2010 | myFiveBest 2010
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Even though it doesn’t have a catchy nickname like RROD, overheating is another serious issue facing 360 owners.
Flixnjoystix.com! » Kryos’ Korner! When RROD Strikes: Microsoft Vs. BestBuy! 2008
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Even though it doesn’t have a catchy nickname like RROD, overheating is another serious issue facing 360 owners.
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Toshiba recalls overheating and melting Satellite T-series notebooks
Betanews 2010
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