overconsumption
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noun
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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
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
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
There has been some backlash, especially among younger generations, to the environmental impact of fast fashion and overconsumption, but consumer spending has just kept growing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
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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