nimbyism
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Phil Walker, editor-in-chief of the Wisden Cricket Monthly, said the "demoralising" decision was "unfortunately another story of English nimbyism".
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025
And the nimbyism that has helped hold back expansion appears to be dissipating.
From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2023
Energy reporter Amy Harder reminds us that one of the lesser-discussed obstacles to a Green New Deal is good old-fashioned nimbyism: “A lot of people don’t like power lines being constructed right in their backyards.”
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2019
That is why it has created a Crow Patrol, with a mandate to enforce a kind of avian nimbyism.
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2011
We can't let nimbyism get in the way.
From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2010
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