market forces
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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But that involves painstaking efforts across multiple fronts that, wherever possible, need to move with, not against, market forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 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
They believe, in particular, that the existing rules are insufficient for regulating China's hybrid economic model, which combines market forces and state intervention.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 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
But if rents are exquisitely sensitive to market forces, wages clearly are not.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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