unviable
adjective
un·vi·a·ble
ˌən-ˈvī-ə-bəl 
: incapable of growth or development : not viable
unviable seeds
an unviable business/investment
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Currently, the process for obtaining data typically revolves around subscribing to APIs that charge a monthly credit card fee, and where one-off transactions are economically unviable.
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Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 May 2026
SpaceX has reduced costs from $15,600 per kilogram in 2008 to under $1,000 today, rendering most competitors unviable in the process.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
And that model is proving increasingly unviable.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 6 May 2026
These conditions would make astronomical activities unviable.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 May 2026
SpaceX has reduced costs from $15,600 per kilogram in 2008 to under $1,000 today, rendering most competitors unviable in the process.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
And that model is proving increasingly unviable.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 6 May 2026
These conditions would make astronomical activities unviable.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Unviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unviable. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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