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overshoots

  • present tense form
    of overshoot (3rd person singular).
    overshoot
    verb (used with object)
    to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss.

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And the high fixed costs encourage producers to run fabs at full capacity—even when supply overshoots demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

The implication is clear: Central banks are preparing the public for a world in which inflation persistently overshoots 2%.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

Even if the company overshoots its needs, it would “simply grow into the capacity over time,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026

All in all, the dog’s extreme appearance overshoots “cute” and lands firmly in “unsettling” territory.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2023

But such is deservedly the frequent fate of cunning, which, while it plots surprise and detection of others, commonly overshoots its mark, and ends in its own disgrace.

From Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 by Fanny Burney