overshoot
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BOJ policymakers are increasingly worried that underlying inflation could overshoot the target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
He said the borrowing overshoot "will probably get bigger" this year as economic growth slows and the government rolls out more measures to support households with the cost of living.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
"In other words, getting inflation down after five years of overshoot and six months of more recent core reacceleration."
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 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
Someone is there with a kidney dish, but I overshoot and hear liquid splash across the floor, splattering against the wall.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Investors think that, despite five years of overshoots, the central bank will keep inflation on target in the long run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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
What corresponds to the inertia whereby it overshoots its mark?
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various
This past weekend, the nearly three-hour documentary “You Can See Everything” wildly overshot box-office expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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
UnitedHealth’s latest quarterly earnings and revenue overshot analysts’ expectations.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 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
It looked as if it was going to land right next to it, but it turned late and overshot the mark by about three feet.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
Guterres agreed there was a climate "leadership gap" but said overshooting 1.5C "is not surrender".
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The BOJ is expected to raise its policy rate to 1.25% from 1% as policymakers grow increasingly worried about inflation overshooting the bank’s 2% target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
That forecast sees inflation overshooting the ECB's two-percent inflation target this year and next.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Despite inflation overshooting during 2021-22, inflation expectations in the U.S. remained anchored.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
She was overshooting the building Flailing in the grasp of the jacket, flying helplessly upward and then down again, she passed the roofs edge.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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