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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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Fortunately, there’s no need to predict which market forces will prevail.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Unwinding quantitative easing would reverse the Fed’s impact on asset and interbank markets, restoring the determination of interbank rates, long-term interest rates, mortgage spreads and equity prices to market forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Bitcoin has been in a bear market for months, and there are a few market forces keeping the crypto lower right now.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 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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