exogenous

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Then an exogenous shock to the system happens and access to capital closes as stock prices fall and credit spreads widen.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

"In a world of more shocks, of exogenous forces, they have no control over, what they have control over is getting the economy in good shape," she told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

For patients with severe cases that are difficult to control with exogenous insulin, doctors can perform islet cell transplants, which include beta cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

In Solow’s model, the big driver of growth was technological change, but it was exogenous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Liber, lī′ber, n. the bast or inner bark of exogenous plants: a book.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various