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Recent Examples of nonviable
Experts who reviewed ProPublica’s data wondered if the increase in transfusions might be driven by more women experiencing complications of ectopic or molar pregnancies, rare nonviable pregnancies in which the likelihood of a blood transfusion is much higher than for a spontaneous miscarriage.
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Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 1 July 2025
These threats erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported on my life-threatening ectopic pregnancy—a nonviable pregnancy with no heartbeat.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Thus, access to some of the most effective contraceptive methods could be jeopardized at a time when the right to terminate an unintended or nonviable pregnancy has been rolled back in much of the country.
—Carol S. Weisman, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
The pregnancy is nonviable, and can be life-threatening if not removed.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 19 June 2025
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Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 1 July 2025
These threats erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported on my life-threatening ectopic pregnancy—a nonviable pregnancy with no heartbeat.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Thus, access to some of the most effective contraceptive methods could be jeopardized at a time when the right to terminate an unintended or nonviable pregnancy has been rolled back in much of the country.
—Carol S. Weisman, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
The pregnancy is nonviable, and can be life-threatening if not removed.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviable
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Here, violence and death are daily occurrences, and getting ahead feels impossible but is always top of mind.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Still, Henry says Musk has a way of clearing hurdles the industry thought impossible.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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The Observer previously reported the program became financially unworkable after court rulings required most citation revenue to go to schools.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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But without the enormously impactful Doncic, his task has proven too tenuous, his responsibilities too unwieldy, his miracle too unworkable.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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For their part, do politicians and agency leaders like it when their pet projects are assessed by intelligence as unwise or infeasible?—
Gregory F. Treverton,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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California’s experience with 2021’s Senate Bill 9, which legalized duplexes on single-family lots, showed that cities responded by adopting additional design standards and minimum lot size requirements, making many projects financially or physically infeasible.—
Christina Mojica,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
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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.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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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
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Once home to the annual Festival of British Eventing (declared in 2023 to be ‘unfeasible to run’ by Mark and Peter Phillips), Gatcombe has played a key part in Princess Anne’s royal career.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Glamour,
6 June 2026
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Saltwater absorbs radio waves rapidly, meaning conventional electronics require immense power or massive, unfeasible antennas to transmit information through the surf.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Steer clear of impracticable, luxurious purchases that might tempt you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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If adjudication is impracticable, a state may destroy the prize after all possible measures are taken to ensure the safety of its passengers and crew.—
Jill Goldenziel,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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There are better ways to eliminate smoking than impose an impractical mandate that creates a permanent class of disenfranchised adults.—
Alex Weatherall,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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Disproportionate chair or lighting size feels off—and can be impractical, too.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
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Rodriguez is unlikely to gain the 529 votes needed to surpass Vega, according to county results.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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In 1977, two women living in the United States Embassy in Moscow become unlikely spies.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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“Nonviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviable. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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