overshoot

Example Sentences

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BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said last week that more board members were concerned about the potential for prices to overshoot due to higher energy costs than about the downside risks to growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“Don’t overshoot, do it over a number of weeks,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

“But it’s also true that, as we go through these investment cycles, there are moments where we overshoot, collectively as an industry.”

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

But according to the scientists' model, it could lead again to a cooling overshoot in the long run.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

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