consumerism
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He has dismissed encouraging American-style consumerism and warned subordinates against raising a generation of “lazy people.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The memoir serves as a charming and brilliant meditation on trash, consumerism and class.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
But factories and businesses in the mountainous district say the age-old tradition is struggling against weak consumerism, with even the approaching Lunar New Year failing to boost sales.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Zombies doubling as a metaphor for consumerism or groupthink?
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
Marketers have had to adjust their strategies in this fluid world of consumerism.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Vocabulary lists containing consumerism
Material World: Shopping Lingo
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Content Summary 5.5: Imperial Expansion in the Late 19th Century
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