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Recent Examples of overshoot Globally, phosphorous use is expected to double, overshooting the safe planetary boundary. Simi Thambi​, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 According to the latest data, the average man in the United States is overshooting the federal protein recommendation by more than 55 percent and the average woman by more than 35 percent. Alice Callahan, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 One aspect to this bounce-back dynamic is that, when a dramatic sell-off happens, some stocks can overshoot to the downside because investors and traders are selling first and asking questions later. Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025 Pilots can carry out go-arounds if there is a sudden shift in the wind, an obstruction on the runway or the aircraft was inadvertently overshooting the runway. Amanda Musa, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overshoot
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  • In 2023, Luckin’s revenue in China exceeded what Starbucks made there for the first time, bouncing back from an accounting scandal that got Luckin booted from the Nasdaq in 2020.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 July 2025
  • Despite Israel’s qualitatively effective defenses, an underlying quantitative war attrition was at play that threatened to degrade Israel’s position over time: Iranian stocks of MRBM-class missiles likely exceeded the number of anti-MRBM interceptors possessed by Israel (ie. Arrow-2 and 3).
    Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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  • The market could surpass those previous records on Friday or early next week, analysts told CBS MoneyWatch.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, a 2024 forecast by Research and Markets estimates the digital education sector will surpass $80 billion by 2030, driven by microlearning and online skill monetization.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoot. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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