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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Organizations can quickly spiral from having 36% great performers to having 20% or fewer, as the burden on remaining champions becomes unsustainable.
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Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Domestic production without allied scale is financially unsustainable; allied scale without domestic production is a bridge to nowhere.
—Damien Ma, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
Loud and Clear also acknowledges the Wall’s unsustainable nature.
—Noah Eckstein, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
The number one threat to shark species as a whole is unsustainable overfishing practices.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
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Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Domestic production without allied scale is financially unsustainable; allied scale without domestic production is a bridge to nowhere.
—Damien Ma, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
Loud and Clear also acknowledges the Wall’s unsustainable nature.
—Noah Eckstein, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
The number one threat to shark species as a whole is unsustainable overfishing practices.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
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“Unsustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsustainable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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