consumerism
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"It's just really chic. And I love less is more, I love minimalism... less consumerism and just self-care things that you could probably do at home."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Its themes of power, wealth, consumerism and American identity remain as relevant as ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
“We’re getting fatter and dumber, and our mental health is deteriorating,” the author writes, which is what “a half century-plus of mass-affluence consumerism has brought us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
For Caballero, he says the arts have provided an escape that he “needed in order to survive and not feel weighed down by American consumerism, by poverty and by feeling trapped.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 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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