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
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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
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“Overextraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overextraction. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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