overshoot
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A Bank of Japan policymaker has warned that Middle East tensions could cause underlying inflation to overshoot the BOJ’s target, offering another signal that rate hikes are around the corner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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
The Fed typically hesitates to respond to price spikes caused by changes in energy prices, which are known for being bumpy, but she said the persistent overshoot might make that "harder to do this time".
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
"Science now tells us that a temporary overshoot beyond the 1.5°C limit -- starting at the latest in the early 2030s -- is inevitable," he said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2025
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
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
The body then begins to retrograde, acquires progressively increasing velocity as it descends, overshoots the place of its original repose, and once more commences the ascent on the opposite side.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 418 Volume 17, New Series, January 3, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
UnitedHealth’s latest quarterly earnings and revenue overshot analysts’ expectations.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
UnitedHealth Group reported first-quarter results that substantially overshot Wall Street expectations and raised its annual guidance, signaling progress in its financial turnaround.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 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
Landlords raced to build or buy sound stages to accommodate all the production, and they may have overshot the mark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
MR-2, with Ham the chimpanzee as its passenger, overshot the landing spot by sixty miles and was nearly underwater when it was finally plucked from the ocean.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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
Despite inflation overshooting during 2021-22, inflation expectations in the U.S. remained anchored.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 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
Rob Wood, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said the latest borrowing figures showed public spending was "already overshooting Budget forecasts".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024
The cars disappeared into the distance, overshooting as she skimmed the iron vein.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
