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

Its head Prof Michele Dougherty told MPs earlier this month the cut was necessary because the Council had previously started projects it had no money for, referring to "an overabundance of ambition".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

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

Understanding the ways these heroes of the human age have adapted to change may very well help us survive our own era of overabundance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2023

In the interim he was intoxicated with an overabundance of free time and his whole frame trembled and fidgeted with impatience.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy