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market forces

British  

plural noun

  1. the effect of supply and demand on trading within a free market

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Still, he sees the worst is behind the Chinese solar sector, as government intervention and market forces may alleviate oversupply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

“The program leverages housing market forces, entrepreneurial innovation and private accountability to increase housing supply,” former HUD Secretary Ben Carson told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in 2025.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Jankovec urged the EU to intervene, writing that "relying on market forces and adaptation alone is not an option".

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

Harnessing market forces to get better outcomes for consumers, in addition to smart regulation, is as American as apple pie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton’s book, American Apartheid, documents how racially segregated ghettos were deliberately created by federal policy, not impersonal market forces or private housing choices.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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