oversupply

Example Sentences

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The industry had been struggling for years due to severe oversupply and weak demand.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Downtown has suffered from an oversupply of office space since a building spree in the 1980s and early 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The memory market is historically cyclical, and some on Wall Street seem spooked by awareness of past cycles in which oversupply eroded industry profits.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

But experts have suggested that such rapid growth also led to lower teaching quality and an oversupply of graduates in the job market.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

He prevents much oversupply of materials and doesn't let us make our old blunders, which often caused tearing out and rebuilding.

From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)