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overshoot

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




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At the same time, economists warn that aggressive spending on data-center construction and equipment increases the risk that the build-out and the costs will overshoot the demand for data-center capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Tightening financial conditions through ambiguous communication and unexplained policy inertia that causes an overshoot in long-term bond yields is a high-cost strategy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

"We must act with far greater urgency to strictly limit the magnitude and duration of any overshoot beyond 1.5C," Guterres said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

According to the study, dependence on fossil fuels has temporarily hidden the effects of ecological overshoot by supporting food production, industrial growth, and energy supplies.

From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026

Jason and Frank were forced to overshoot the Argo II and fly toward Fort Sumter.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

And the high fixed costs encourage producers to run fabs at full capacity—even when supply overshoots demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

The implication is clear: Central banks are preparing the public for a world in which inflation persistently overshoots 2%.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

Even if the company overshoots its needs, it would “simply grow into the capacity over time,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026

“Sometimes it overshoots and then it will actually tank, which will make you feel less energetic.”

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2023

But it overshoots the mark and consequently proves nothing at all.

From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Arthur Preuss

An Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway as it landed Sunday in Miami, crashing into vehicles and catching fire, officials said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

“While the single-family-home market is still recovering from the COVID-era shock, the condo market has overshot its baseline considerably,” Berner said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

Ohtani limited the San Francisco Giants to one hit and overshot the innings goal Roberts laid out Wednesday morning by pitching to one batter in the fifth inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

Stuart McCloskey's clean break came after replacement Jack van Poortvliet, who had long arrived on the field in place of the injured Alex Mitchell, overshot the read, with Ollie Lawrence then fended off.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

“I was supposed to be Apparating to outside Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop and I overshot it a bit, ended up near Scrivenshaft’s, but at least I moved!”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Airlines, regulators and aerospace manufacturers have worked to stamp out deadly accidents resulting from overshooting runways, mistakenly flying into terrain or failures in aircraft structures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Christine Idzelis compared this year’s jump in yields with previous periods of bond-market turmoil and considered whether bond investors are overshooting the mark as they anticipate further interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

In the report, the BOJ emphasized the importance of stabilizing underlying inflation around 2% to reduce the risk of overshooting its target.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

That forecast sees inflation overshooting the ECB's two-percent inflation target this year and next.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The cars disappeared into the distance, overshooting as she skimmed the iron vein.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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