overdevelopment

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It was caused partly by record rain, but was also a reckoning for years of rampant overdevelopment and a waste management system under enormous strain.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

However, those in favour of a new park said it could protect rural areas, especially from overdevelopment, while also bringing recognition to the region.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Native Hawaiians, who consider Mauna Kea sacred, have opposed the TMT and long campaigned against overdevelopment of the summit, which is home to 13 observatories.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 10, 2024

The growth of megamansions in Bel-Air and other hillside L.A. neighborhoods sparked new city rules over the last decade aimed at stopping overdevelopment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023

If Polly Perkins developed a chin and rushed off, what might Kent have done with an overdevelopment of chin already there?

From Molly Brown of Kentucky by Speed, Nell