overconsumption
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The researchers say the gap between that sustainable estimate and today's global population of 8.3 billion highlights the scale of worldwide overconsumption.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Anxieties about overconsumption and environmental degradation lie beneath the playfulness.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Hamblin agrees social media has "probably accelerated trend cycles a bit too fast" which he says "doesn't help with overconsumption and people understanding their true taste".
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Studies show this overconsumption of sugar is directly linked to an increased risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024
If we only give nature a chance, and are perfectly frank and honest with ourselves, she will guard us against the overconsumption of food.
From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by Alsaker, R. L.
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