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
Nor are correctives lacking for the abuses which may enter in through an overdevelopment of self-interest.
From Creating Capital Money-making as an aim in business by Frederick L. (Frederic Lockwood) Lipman
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