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overshoot

[oh-ver-shoot, oh-ver-shoot] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃut, ˈoʊ vərˌʃut /




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At COP31, outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres -- who spent his decade in office rallying nations behind 1.5C -- said any overshoot must be "as small as possible for as short a time as possible".

From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2026

He said the borrowing overshoot "will probably get bigger" this year as economic growth slows and the government rolls out more measures to support households with the cost of living.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

At the same time, economists warn that aggressive spending on data-center construction and equipment increases the risk that the build-out and the costs will overshoot the demand for data-center capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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

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

There permeates these letters the enthusiasm of youth, that perhaps sometimes overshoots its mark but for which most of us would gladly exchange the more critical attitude of maturer years.

From Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay by Amy Fay

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

“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 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

Clouds shielded the sun, colors were overshot with gray.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Christine Idzelis compared this year’s jump in yields with previous periods of bond-market turmoil and considered whether bond investors are overshooting the mark as they anticipate further interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

That forecast sees inflation overshooting the ECB's two-percent inflation target this year and next.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

It then touched down but failed to stop on the runway, overshooting the tarmac before coming to rest in shallow water, the CAA's director Ahmed Macalin Hassan said.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

The cars disappeared into the distance, overshooting as she skimmed the iron vein.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld


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