Example Sentences
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Then, when demand slowed, customers would end up overstocked, prices would plunge, and memory makers would fall on hard times.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
It says that the price offered was because the company was overstocked, and the couple wanted a quick sale.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
The retail context is where approximately 14 per cent of avoidable food waste occurs as foods are often overstocked by grocery stores prioritizing constant availability at the expense of wasted product.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2024
In general, it’s difficult to completely attribute a fire to any individual factor, because flames are often fueled by a complex interplay of conditions — anything from overstocked forests to wind, Abatzoglou said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
He would have overstocked the island with useless things in the hope that they might be of use at some distant date.
From The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
