overextraction
noun
over·ex·trac·tion
ˌō-vər-ik-ˈstrak-shən 
plural overextractions
: excessive extraction : an act of extracting more of something than is necessary or appropriate
overextraction of nonrenewable resources
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El País, a leading Spanish newspaper with a Mexican edition, reported that overextraction of water likely helped cause the sinkhole.
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Allison Keeley, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022
India has granted relief to a bunch of big companies, including legacy businesses like Tata Sons and the Adani group, in cases related to overextraction of groundwater.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 15 July 2022
Allison Keeley, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022
India has granted relief to a bunch of big companies, including legacy businesses like Tata Sons and the Adani group, in cases related to overextraction of groundwater.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 15 July 2022
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“Overextraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overextraction. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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