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short-termism

British

noun

the tendency to focus attention on short-term gains, often at the expense of long-term success or stability

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Many of the other factors that contribute to corporate short-termism will continue.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

“These are disappointing setbacks, and they show how political headwinds, vested interests and short-termism can stall progress,” said Cosima Cassel, program lead focusing on climate diplomacy and geopolitics at environmental consulting firm E3G.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

The chancellor said the Budget would mark "an end to short-termism" and that the OBR would from now on also provide a 10-year growth forecast when it publishes its analysis of the Budget.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

What we're in is a complete crisis of the whole basis of how we make decisions, and the short-termism and the irrationality and immorality of those decisions.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2024

Lizzie O’Leary: Bob, the language that Will uses of course seems morally laudable, and yet you have this crystallized view that you, in your newsletter, called short-termism, so give me the counter.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2022

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