overconsumption
Americannoun
noun
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In the school year ended in May 2026, the district recorded 1,000 more visits to the nurse’s office when compared with the year prior—driven by panic attacks and heart palpitations, telltale signs of caffeine overconsumption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Others say the company's super-cheap products and frenzied online marketing encourage a culture of overconsumption to the detriment of the environment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
While some types of next-generation geothermal could create risks of water contamination or overconsumption, careful design can avoid this problem.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The so-called ecocide narrative argues that deforestation led to conflict and population decline before Europeans arrived in the 18th century, turning the island into a cautionary tale about overconsumption.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026
Finally we die, many of us martyrs to overconsumption of food.
From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by R. L. Alsaker
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