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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Amid a plethora of global market forces, sometimes an unlikely trend emerges. Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 May 2026 Despite America averaging over 13 million barrels per day, domestic gasoline prices are driven higher by global market forces, with oil producers selling tankers to the highest bidder on the international market. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, internal market forces that can create a rally in Tesla shares are waning. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026 In a follow-up email to ARTnews, Lord and Teng, the gallery’s two managing partners, said that Marian Goodman Gallery was not immune to market forces, much like its colleagues. Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 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 9 May. 2026.

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