overshoot
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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
"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
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
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
Investors think that, despite five years of overshoots, the central bank will keep inflation on target in the long run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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
“Sometimes it overshoots and then it will actually tank, which will make you feel less energetic.”
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2023
The satire is so enormously exaggerated that it completely overshoots the mark, but perhaps this very exaggeration adds to the reader's merriment.
From Essays on Russian Novelists by William Lyon Phelps
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
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
The rise in the official cash rate last week reversed a cut delivered in August, after the trajectory for inflation overshot the RBA’s forecasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
It looked as if it was going to land right next to it, but it turned late and overshot the mark by about three feet.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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
He predicted an October low, estimating that the price may drop to the 200-week moving average around $60,000 but acknowledging the possibility of it overshooting and “landing” somewhere between $48,000 and $55,000.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
The unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in November, slightly overshooting consensus forecasts, while a measure of underemployment that tracks part-time workers looking to go full time jumped to a four-year high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
The cars disappeared into the distance, overshooting as she skimmed the iron vein.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
