oversupplied

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It was too late for the oversupplied U.S. market, which went negative a week later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

He noted the company’s strategic decision not to own inventory, which he thinks will pay off in an oversupplied market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

While global oil markets remain broadly oversupplied, near-term prices look set to take direction from geopolitical signals.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

The problem is that the world is oversupplied with oil today, and oil prices are almost certain to head lower—perhaps as low as $50 from around $60 today.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

The forgotten dead were Javanese—deserters from a sugar-plantation; for the tragedy happened long ago, when labour was being drawn from Java and other oversupplied countries.

From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)