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overshoot

[oh-ver-shoot, oh-ver-shoot] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃut, ˈoʊ vərˌʃut /




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The GLD serves as an indicator of a glacier's health throughout the year, similar to how the Earth Overshoot Day measures Earth's resource consumption.

From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023

“What will it take to get wage growth to slow to the extent that inflationary pressures go away?” asked Matt Klein, an economics commentator who writes The Overshoot newsletter.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2022

As Matthew C. Klein observes in the Overshoot newsletter, Russia has used the past eight years to reduce its vulnerability to sanctions.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2022

That’s according to calculations by journalist Matthew Klein, who writes the indispensable economics Substack The Overshoot.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2022

York City seemed less strange to him with each passing hour; he studied Undertube routes and Overshoot maps until he knew his way around the city fairly well.

From Starman's Quest by Mack, Stan




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