oversold
adjective
over·sold
ˌō-vər-ˈsōld 
: likely to show a rise in price because of prior heavy selling and accompanying decline in price
an oversold stock
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The oversold and overpacked event took place at the college’s gymnasium, resulting in a stampede.
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Hilda Dzietror, ABC News, 12 June 2024
Masculinity had long been Sante’s oversold thesis, and here came the more honest and understated antithesis.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2024
Falling squarely at the height of one of the busiest travel periods of the year, flights were of course oversold, meaning his best option was to wait through the 12-hour delay.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2024
Short-covering in an oversold market, record LNG exports and hopes of colder January weather could also be behind the gains, the forecaster adds.
—WSJ, 18 Dec. 2023
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Hilda Dzietror, ABC News, 12 June 2024
Masculinity had long been Sante’s oversold thesis, and here came the more honest and understated antithesis.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2024
Falling squarely at the height of one of the busiest travel periods of the year, flights were of course oversold, meaning his best option was to wait through the 12-hour delay.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2024
Short-covering in an oversold market, record LNG exports and hopes of colder January weather could also be behind the gains, the forecaster adds.
—WSJ, 18 Dec. 2023
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“Oversold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversold. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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