overproduction

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Recent Examples of overproduction It can be caused by a number of different triggers, including certain medical conditions, hair care habits, dry scalp, hormone fluctuations, overproduction of a naturally-occurring yeast on the scalp and oily skin. Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025 In an industry notorious for overproduction and waste, the competitive advantage of precision inventory management directly impacts both environmental sustainability and profit margins. Christopher Yang, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 To avoid spiraling subsidies and overproduction, countries would be encouraged to coordinate and build symbiotic supply chains that further reinforced trade complementarities among member states. Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025 Andreas helped convince Nixon that Butz’s pursuit of overproduction was the way to go. Stephen Mihm, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overproduction
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Noun
  • Despite the early playoff exit, Boston's future looks bright, with the team boasting a surplus of talented young players, including Roman Anthony.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The school had a surplus of some items — like dozens of conga drums found in an instrument inventory, still wrapped in plastic — and a shortage of others, like student textbooks.
    Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During winter months when water demand is low, the city would have to store the excess in either a reservoir or some kind of storage basin.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Millions remain far from liberated from economic pressure, and few of us feel burdened by an excess of free time.
    Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Overproduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overproduction. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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