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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
overexploit .
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Examples
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For example, a watershed in Kaladera, where one of the six plants is located, has been so "overexploited" that Coke should consider either transporting water from another aquifer to that plant, using stored water, relocating the plant, or shutting it down, the report said.
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The Central Ground Water Board of India declared the groundwater resources in Kala Dera area as "overexploited" in 1998, two years prior to Coca-Cola's decision to locate its bottling plant and begin operations.
British Blogs 2008
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According to the UN's most recent "State of the World's Fisheries and Aquaculture" report, 85 percent of fish stocks are "fully exploited, overexploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion" -- the highest ever recorded.
Susan Lieberman, Ph.D: Ocean Life in the Balance: Will Science Overcome Politics at Rio+20 conference? Ph.D Susan Lieberman 2012
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According to the UN's most recent "State of the World's Fisheries and Aquaculture" report, 85 percent of fish stocks are "fully exploited, overexploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion" -- the highest ever recorded.
Susan Lieberman, Ph.D: Ocean Life in the Balance: Will Science Overcome Politics at Rio+20 conference? Ph.D Susan Lieberman 2012
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Nearly 60% of the total groundwater extracted is withdrawn from overexploited aquifers.
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While there have been modest improvements in this area over the years, ocean resources are dramatically overexploited today.
Susan Lieberman, Ph.D: Ocean Life in the Balance: Will Science Overcome Politics at Rio+20 conference? Ph.D Susan Lieberman 2012
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According to the UN's most recent "State of the World's Fisheries and Aquaculture" report, 85 percent of fish stocks are "fully exploited, overexploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion" -- the highest ever recorded.
Susan Lieberman, Ph.D: Ocean Life in the Balance: Will Science Overcome Politics at Rio+20 conference? Ph.D Susan Lieberman 2012
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While there have been modest improvements in this area over the years, ocean resources are dramatically overexploited today.
Susan Lieberman, Ph.D: Ocean Life in the Balance: Will Science Overcome Politics at Rio+20 conference? Ph.D Susan Lieberman 2012
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While there have been modest improvements in this area over the years, ocean resources are dramatically overexploited today.
Susan Lieberman, Ph.D: Ocean Life in the Balance: Will Science Overcome Politics at Rio+20 conference? Ph.D Susan Lieberman 2012
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Nearly 60% of the total groundwater extracted is withdrawn from overexploited aquifers.
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