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as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
a line of argument that is probably not sustainable in a public forum against skilled debaters
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as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real
has no sustainable claim to the property without a deed or some other document
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as in endurable
capable of being endured
the general didn't think that such heavy casualties could be sustainable for much longer
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Recent Examples of sustainable
But instead focused on building sustainable coverage of this community for readers to enjoy for years to come.
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Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
Aisha Bowe, part of this mission, was contributing work that could bring humanity closer to sustainable space exploration.
—Jasmine Leflore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
The Balanced Future These five metrics can work together as a system, creating a framework for sustainable growth that can satisfy both investors and operational realities.
—Victor Orlovski, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Komal Sahu is chief of sustainable finance at AVPN.
—Tristan Ace, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
Aisha Bowe, part of this mission, was contributing work that could bring humanity closer to sustainable space exploration.
—Jasmine Leflore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
The Balanced Future These five metrics can work together as a system, creating a framework for sustainable growth that can satisfy both investors and operational realities.
—Victor Orlovski, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Komal Sahu is chief of sustainable finance at AVPN.
—Tristan Ace, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustainable
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Although there will always be privacy concerns when using AI of any kind, justifiable or not, there’s no denying that the Android attack protection that will derive from the simple act of filtering out more nefarious notifications is most welcome.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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In hindsight, his decision to betray his budding mentee, Han, was perfectly justifiable.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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Businesses must meticulously track the geographical origins of their products, ensure suppliers’ compliance with local laws and demonstrate clear and verifiable deforestation-free sourcing.—
Florent Bouguin,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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These are verifiable stories that anyone can look up and confirm.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Waiting for the movie to come to Racine, Wisconsin, didn’t seem endurable.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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Those intimate pauses are more endurable than the film’s particularly unfunny comic centerpiece, in which the men venture into a nightclub to meet with a generic, coke-addled magnate.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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But authentic, demonstrable progress: proof of better outcomes, built on real expertise.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Since then, Google has released its Gemini 2.0 and 2.5 models, both of which have shown demonstrable improvements over the previous iterations.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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These include: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Self-Regulation Programs While there is enthusiasm around self-regulation, limited empirical research on its effectiveness means that the long-term impacts of some programs are not fully understood.—
Eric Reicin,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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But empirical research strongly refutes the idea that misinformation is simply in the eye of the beholder.—
Sander van der Linden,
Time,
6 May 2025
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“Sustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustainable. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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