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
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
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
As the next turn drew near, the hovercars were headed straight for her, moving slower now, their pilots realizing that at top speed they would overshoot her every time.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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
Still, unless inflation significantly overshoots expectations in the coming months, policymakers will likely stay on hold when they next meet in June, ING economists said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 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
In depicting the manner of this education Dickens rather overshoots the mark.
From Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies by George Henry Blore
An Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport a week ago, crashing into nearby vehicles and skidding to a stop 1,300 feet past the runway with its right engine on fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
After it overshot the runway, the plane - Amazon Prime Air Flight 7598 - struck equipment on the ground, hit a white Ford van, then continued onward through a perimeter fence.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 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
The chip selloff looks like it overshot, too.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
But she overshot slightly, and her momentum throws her forward.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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
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
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
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
