market forces
noun
: the actions of buyers and sellers that cause the prices of goods and services to change without being controlled by the government : the economic forces of supply and demand
The value of these commodities is determined by market forces.
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Indeed, market forces are pointing the other way.
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Avital Pardo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some scholars have argued that the two trends were both products of market forces that rewarded highly skilled and highly educated workers, but the decline of organized labor didn’t itself contribute significantly to inequality.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 1 Sep. 2025
The two countries had similar land and weather, but post-war, the North Korean economy was driven by central planning while the South relied on market forces.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Economists often argue that high ticket prices are simply a reflection of market forces—artists, and resellers, can charge more because demand far outstrips supply.
—Lindsay A. Fleming, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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Avital Pardo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some scholars have argued that the two trends were both products of market forces that rewarded highly skilled and highly educated workers, but the decline of organized labor didn’t itself contribute significantly to inequality.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 1 Sep. 2025
The two countries had similar land and weather, but post-war, the North Korean economy was driven by central planning while the South relied on market forces.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Economists often argue that high ticket prices are simply a reflection of market forces—artists, and resellers, can charge more because demand far outstrips supply.
—Lindsay A. Fleming, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for market forces
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“Market forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20forces. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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