feasibility study

noun

: a study to show if something can be done

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The Corps first proposed the Cape Fear expansion in 2020, after a feasibility study by the state port authority and a few years after the PFAS risks in the region first made headlines. Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026 The Council did not provide staff direction to conduct an additional feasibility study for a potential one-cent sales tax measure, a city spokesperson said, but the city is not taking it off the table. Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 The project is currently under a feasibility study and could cost between $350 and $700 million dollars according to early estimates. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026 The department is also considering a feasibility study to figure out whether a new police station should be built or the current one, located in City Hall, gets expanded. Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for feasibility study

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“Feasibility study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feasibility%20study. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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