overshoot
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BOJ policymakers have repeatedly warned that underlying inflation could overshoot their 2% target, stressing the need to closely monitor upside risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
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
It remains entirely conceivable that our mid-year forecast of the 4.5% area is very achievable, but for now we’re undeniably looking up in yield, and we remain in an overshoot tendency,” he said.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Jason and Frank were forced to overshoot the Argo II and fly toward Fort Sumter.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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And the high fixed costs encourage producers to run fabs at full capacity—even when supply overshoots demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
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
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
In depicting the manner of this education Dickens rather overshoots the mark.
From Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies by George Henry Blore
An Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport a week ago, crashing into nearby vehicles and skidding to a stop 1,300 feet past the runway with its right engine on fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Five people have died after Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport.
From Barron's ● Sep. 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
But she overshot slightly, and her momentum throws her forward.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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Guterres agreed there was a climate "leadership gap" but said overshooting 1.5C "is not surrender".
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
The BOJ is expected to raise its policy rate to 1.25% from 1% as policymakers grow increasingly worried about inflation overshooting the bank’s 2% target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
The cars disappeared into the distance, overshooting as she skimmed the iron vein.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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