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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Taken together, market forces and regulation mean that organizations are now expected to demonstrate a high level of AI literacy. Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 And now what’s hopeful is that there are market forces, true market forces. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 May 2026 Someone may have retirement savings spread across several accounts and still feel heavily tied to the same general market forces. Matt Emma, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Amid a plethora of global market forces, sometimes an unlikely trend emerges. Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 May 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 23 May. 2026.

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