consumerism
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But investing and saving in a slow and steady manner requires human qualities that are always easy to sustain: patience, stamina, a work/life balance and resisting the call of wild consumerism.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
Xi has indicated over the years that he has deep-rooted philosophical objections to Western-style consumerism, seeing it as wasteful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Zombies doubling as a metaphor for consumerism or groupthink?
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
Japan has a tiny Christian majority and Christmas is a secular festival of full-bore consumerism complete with Santa, gifts and streetlights.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
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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