consumerism
Example Sentences
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But mobilizing patriotic consumerism also carries risks that official sanctions don’t.
“Outside it’s unavoidable to buy trash, to get swept away by consumerism. It really gets you down,” she said.
From New York Times
A lot of my favorite moments at The Verge happened at CES, the bacchanalia of consumer tech and consumerism that used to matter much more than it does now.
From The Verge
These references, delivered as dreamy asides, echo Kline’s indictment of the American dream, venture consumerism, housing inequality, and big pharma in the “Climate Change” series.
From New York Times
Our democratic soil is despoiled by poverty, racism, consumerism, extreme income disparities, militarism, partisan interference in elections and an ongoing “war” over the role of government in creating a fair, equitable society.
From New York Times
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