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are overshooting

  • present progressive
    of overshoot.
    overshoot
    verb (used with object)
    to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss.

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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

“I know some people argue that maybe we are overshooting, maybe we’re taking risks,” Lagarde said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

But first we are overshooting the runway coming into Mexico City in a storm.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2015