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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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We should do all we can to accelerate market forces in higher education.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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

Myra P. Saefong described market forces behind the continuing rally by gold and silver so far in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

Transfers by market forces are part of the game, as Alexandre alluded to, but the inter-MCO transfers have raised eyebrows.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 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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