market forces
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“The program leverages housing market forces, entrepreneurial innovation and private accountability to increase housing supply,” former HUD Secretary Ben Carson told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in 2025.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
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
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
Andean societies were based on the widespread exchange of goods and services, but kin and government, not market forces, directed the flow.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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