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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
overexploit .
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Examples
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Agriculture contributes less than 2 per cent to GDP in GCC countries, but it overexploits groundwater resources, most of which are non-renewable, resulting in their depletion and quality deterioration due to seawater intrusion and the upflow of saltwater.
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More typically, a predator population condemns itself to famine as it overexploits its supply of victims.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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More typically, a predator population condemns itself to famine as it overexploits its supply of victims.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Just as a farmer who overexploits his fields will end up harvesting smaller and smaller yields, a government that squeezes the tax lemon and tightens the bureaucratic screw ever tighter will see its revenues diminish inexorably.
Le Québécois Libre 2010
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