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consumerism

[kuhn-soo-muh-riz-uhm] / kənˈsu məˌrɪz əm /


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She has also worked as a senior reporter for Vox.com, covering Big Consumerism, and as a fashion features writer for Racked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

"Consumerism has grown beyond the infrastructure. Our ships are able to bypass this due to our flexible unloading and loading operations. We are detaching ourselves from the market that has let our environment down."

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2023

Consumerism grew rapidly in the decades following the Great Exhibition.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2019

"Consumerism is destroying our planet," the group wrote in an Instagram post.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2019

When Mr. Striphas’s book, “The Late Age of Print: Everyday Book Culture from Consumerism to Control,” first appeared in paperback in 2011, Amazon sold it for $17.50, the author said.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2013



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