unsustainable
adjective
un·sus·tain·able
ˌən-sə-ˈstā-nə-bəl 
: not capable of being prolonged or continued : not sustainable
unsustainable agricultural practices
unsustainable growth
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The pressing problems of climate change, democratic backsliding, economic inequality, and unsustainable levels of sovereign debt will not be solved by strengthening U.S. power to the detriment of the broader world.
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Michael Brenes, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
Tourists have always gotten a bad rap, but their impact has grown unsustainable in some destinations.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Soon, however, the practice began to look unsustainable.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
That is because Putin is running unsustainable budget deficits to fund his war machine, totaling in the tens of billions.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michael Brenes, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
Tourists have always gotten a bad rap, but their impact has grown unsustainable in some destinations.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Soon, however, the practice began to look unsustainable.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
That is because Putin is running unsustainable budget deficits to fund his war machine, totaling in the tens of billions.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Unsustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsustainable. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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