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Recent Examples of unsustainable
This architectural pattern resembles requiring headquarters approval for every field decision—an approach that proves both inefficient and unsustainable in markets demanding real-time responsiveness.
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Rafael Umann, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
At a roundtable, Idaho lawmakers and State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth decried ESG as a leftist attempt to undermine the business practices of companies deemed unsustainable.
—Sarah Cutler
updated July 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2025
This term is vague and can hint at an unsustainable pace or lack of boundaries.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
But the fact that more than 60% of their victories have required their bullpen to protect such slim margins is considered unsustainable.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Rafael Umann, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
At a roundtable, Idaho lawmakers and State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth decried ESG as a leftist attempt to undermine the business practices of companies deemed unsustainable.
—Sarah Cutler
updated July 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2025
This term is vague and can hint at an unsustainable pace or lack of boundaries.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
But the fact that more than 60% of their victories have required their bullpen to protect such slim margins is considered unsustainable.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsustainable
Adjective
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Remote work, low rates, and investor FOMO drove prices to unsupportable highs.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Maryland families, already feeling the strain of rising utility bills and elevated vehicle prices, may have just dodged another expensive and unsupportable policy created by regulators nearly 3,000 miles away.—
Trent M. Kittleman,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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There would be unverifiable instances from both the patient and the employee side with the visit logging.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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Extrinsic: These are unverifiable, meaning there’s no reliable source to back them up.—
Sagar Gupta,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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But then this longer list of axioms would also lead to true but unprovable statements.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
20 June 2025
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Up here, most questions are fundamentally unprovable, and uncertainty reigns.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
20 June 2025
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“Unsustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsustainable. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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