overshoot
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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
The typical consequence is that bond rallies tend to overshoot, with the result that they reverse in the subsequent month.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 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
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
All in all, the dog’s extreme appearance overshoots “cute” and lands firmly in “unsettling” territory.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2023
The satire is so enormously exaggerated that it completely overshoots the mark, but perhaps this very exaggeration adds to the reader's merriment.
From Essays on Russian Novelists by William Lyon Phelps
“We believe the market has overshot to the downside,” ING’s Warren Patterson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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
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
But she overshot slightly, and her momentum throws her forward.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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
Japan’s central bank kept monetary policy unchanged, though the BOJ’s governor signaled growing concerns about inflation overshooting its goal.
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
Marc Cabana, head of U.S. rates strategy at Bank of America Securities, thinks the Fed has let too many reserves roll off its balance sheet — essentially overshooting the dock.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025
The cars disappeared into the distance, overshooting as she skimmed the iron vein.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
