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Recent Examples of unviable
The countless combinations of chemicals, polymers, and colors in every county and city make the sorting and recycling process financially untenable and technically unviable.
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Michael Shank, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
In the late 1990s, the Netherlands planned to import water from the fjords of Norway, but that, too, proved unviable.
—Ole Ellekrog, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The couple soon found that while there was demand for eggs, the high cost of chicken feed was making the egg business unviable.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Advertisements in swing states such as Arizona feature the testimonials of women with unviable pregnancies who could not get timely medical care until their health worsened because of doctors’ fears of running afoul of state laws.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Michael Shank, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
In the late 1990s, the Netherlands planned to import water from the fjords of Norway, but that, too, proved unviable.
—Ole Ellekrog, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The couple soon found that while there was demand for eggs, the high cost of chicken feed was making the egg business unviable.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Advertisements in swing states such as Arizona feature the testimonials of women with unviable pregnancies who could not get timely medical care until their health worsened because of doctors’ fears of running afoul of state laws.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unviable
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But breaking the grip that your phone has on you isn’t impossible.—
Aditi Shrikant,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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The national debt held by the public is already about the same size as the entire U.S. economy, and tackling that problem is impossible without addressing the main components of the federal budget, including Social Security, Medicare and military spending.—
Jacob Sullum,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2025
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The combination of massive growth in electricity demand with unfeasible green goals will result in higher costs and less reliable electricity for Maryland residents and businesses.—
Michelle Bloodworth,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
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But such a scenario could potentially make space exploration and the use of satellites dangerous, or even unfeasible—as well as more expensive—for many generations.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
28 Dec. 2024
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Official portraits of Donald Trump, JD Vance are released That will eventually render the app unworkable, the Justice Department has said in court filings.—
Alix Martichoux,
The Hill,
18 Jan. 2025
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That will eventually render the app unworkable, the Justice Department said in court filings.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the vast complexities of the legacy market and its lack of clear chokepoints make a high fence approach infeasible.—
Sihao Huang,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2023
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Indeed, completely correct answers to the problem at hand may be impossible or infeasible to compute.—
Adrian Sampson,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Sep. 2013
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The plan’s 10-year phase-in period, which was intended to lower costs and make implementation more feasible, was criticized as impracticable.—
Gabrielle M. Etzel,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 July 2024
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Contractual force majeure is rarely invoked and enforced to allow the nonperformance of contracts that have become either impossible or impracticable due to some catastrophic event, including natural disasters and wars.—
Alexander Talel,
WSJ,
22 Oct. 2023
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Of these pregnancies, around 20% will be ectopic (implanted in places other than the uterus) and nonviable (not capable of developing).—
Corey Whelan,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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An ectopic pregnancy is an inherently nonviable one.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
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Yet these technologies mostly proved impractical for broader application.—
Raphael S. Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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Many Spanish businesses anticipate a slowdown in August and plan accordingly, whereas in the U.S., businesses remain open year-round, making extended closures impractical.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Khamenei's firm stance suggests that talks under Trump's terms are unlikely, while Tehran and Washington continue their standoff.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Fans responded with mixed emotions Sunday night at the Super Bowl when an anti-hate campaign got an unlikely spokesperson.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Unviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unviable. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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