feasibility study

noun

: a study to show if something can be done

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Last week, the state of Rhode Island released a feasibility study on the benefits of opening a medical school at its flagship university, finding that a medical school could address physician shortages and boost the local economy. Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 Normally, in a development of this scale, there would be a feasibility study which takes in several options, examining the impact of different levels of change — everything from doing nothing to pushing to the max. Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 The Common Council voted in 2022 to keep the complex in its current location, prompting city staff to conduct a feasibility study with a space needs analysis and conceptual design plans for the complex. Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025 At the same time, a pre-feasibility study for the Corozal Port is advancing into the contracting phase, with results expected in the first quarter of 2026. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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