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
“That tells us that our overconsumption of water in the Colorado River Basin is much worse than I think a lot of us perceived previously.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
Weiss, certified financial planner and CEO of The Ways to Wealth, suggests implementing a waiting period to curb impulsive spending and fight back against overconsumption.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025
However, the tradition, which at one point seemed playful and fun, has turned into yet another way to promote overconsumption.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024
Finally we die, many of us martyrs to overconsumption of food.
From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by Alsaker, R. L.
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