overabundance

Example Sentences

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He said his industry has suffered for several years from weak demand and an overabundance of new construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Childhood - The first period is when the brain is rapidly increasing in size but also thinning out the overabundance of connections between brain cells, called synapses, created at the start of life.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

“We usually see an overabundance of caution,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024

Pawlowski and his colleagues reported evidence for a similar overabundance around other galaxies, in a study published last month in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024

Apparently, I didn’t have an overabundance of concerned friends, but some Michigan media, along with a few psychic hotline types, were interested in hearing from The Prophet.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx