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overshoot

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




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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

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

A Bank of Japan policymaker has warned that Middle East tensions could cause underlying inflation to overshoot the BOJ’s target, offering another signal that rate hikes are around the corner.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

It remains entirely conceivable that our mid-year forecast of the 4.5% area is very achievable, but for now we’re undeniably looking up in yield, and we remain in an overshoot tendency,” he said.

From Barron's May 20, 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

It appears that blue-sensation rises very rapidly and greatly overshoots its final steady value for a given stimulus.

From Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications by Matthew Luckiesh

Five people have died after Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 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

“We believe the market has overshot to the downside,” ING’s Warren Patterson said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The two had a second incident at Turn Eight on the same lap, where Antonelli tried to overtake on the inside but overshot the corner and lost second place to McLaren's Lando Norris.

From BBC May 23, 2026

MR-2, with Ham the chimpanzee as its passenger, overshot the landing spot by sixty miles and was nearly underwater when it was finally plucked from the ocean.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Now the pendulum is swinging back, and perhaps overshooting reality once again.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

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

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

He predicted an October low, estimating that the price may drop to the 200-week moving average around $60,000 but acknowledging the possibility of it overshooting and “landing” somewhere between $48,000 and $55,000.

From MarketWatch May 12, 2026

The unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in November, slightly overshooting consensus forecasts, while a measure of underemployment that tracks part-time workers looking to go full time jumped to a four-year high.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2025

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

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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