overshoot
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"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
“To leave such an overshoot entirely unaddressed could pose a communication risk: the public may find it difficult to understand a reaction function that does not react,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Jason and Frank were forced to overshoot the Argo II and fly toward Fort Sumter.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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
“Sometimes it overshoots and then it will actually tank, which will make you feel less energetic.”
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2023
It appears that blue-sensation rises very rapidly and greatly overshoots its final steady value for a given stimulus.
From Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications by Matthew Luckiesh
Renting out some of that capacity would effectively confirm that Meta has overshot in its build-out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The two had a second incident at Turn Eight on the same lap, where Antonelli tried to overtake on the inside but overshot the corner and lost second place to McLaren's Lando Norris.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
UnitedHealth’s latest quarterly earnings and revenue overshot analysts’ expectations.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
On one where Armstrong flew above Earth’s atmosphere, he struggled to trigger a safety system designed to limit the intense forces pilots experience and overshot his runway by about 45 miles, ending up over Pasadena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
I catch the moment Dylan realizes he’s really overshot it with the flirting—that maybe Samantha isn’t about marriage talk after two days.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
The Focus: Investors will scrutinize Gov. Kazuo Ueda’s postmeeting remarks for clues on the timing of the next rate increase, particularly how strongly he emphasizes the risk of inflation overshooting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
That forecast sees inflation overshooting the ECB's two-percent inflation target this year and next.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda noted board members are concerned about prices overshooting due to higher energy costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 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
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
