overconsumption
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
“That already imparts a scarcity that, in a world of easy, accessible overconsumption, can be used in service of status.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 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
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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