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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
Smetters said a more sustainable fix to get finances on a sustainable path would be something like the 1986 Tax Reform Act.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
None of this means the industry, and the people in it, won’t evolve and adapt, or that something won’t happen to shift the balance of power away from pure profit to something more sustainable for all players.
—Jennifer Silverman, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
At the center of that effort is its All Blue strategy, which focuses on scaling the use of lower-impact materials like organic cotton, hemp and recycled fibers, with a goal of reaching 100 percent sustainable denim by 2030.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
Together, policy incentives like WOTC and targeted workforce programs, such as Serving Spouses at Hire Heroes USA, create a powerful pathway for military spouses to secure meaningful, sustainable careers.
—Brooke Creek, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
None of this means the industry, and the people in it, won’t evolve and adapt, or that something won’t happen to shift the balance of power away from pure profit to something more sustainable for all players.
—Jennifer Silverman, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
At the center of that effort is its All Blue strategy, which focuses on scaling the use of lower-impact materials like organic cotton, hemp and recycled fibers, with a goal of reaching 100 percent sustainable denim by 2030.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
Together, policy incentives like WOTC and targeted workforce programs, such as Serving Spouses at Hire Heroes USA, create a powerful pathway for military spouses to secure meaningful, sustainable careers.
—Brooke Creek, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustainable
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One can also expect changes on the blue line, with mainstays Luke Mittelstadt and Cal Thomas graduating, and justifiable concerns about a porous back end that was clearly a weak spot last season.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Although its military occupation by Indian troops in December 1961 raised a furor in many Western countries, in the hindsight of history, Nehru’s action is justifiable.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Released by OpenAI in 2024, SimpleQA is essentially a list of more than 4,000 questions with verifiable answers that can be fed into an AI.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2026
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For brands and retailers, this means a reliable and resilient cotton supply, supported by verifiable field-level data and a framework for continuous progress.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The former, which would prohibit defense contractors from using Claude in their government workflows, was annoying for Anthropic, but endurable.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Recognizing this makes the feeling more endurable.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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Noem was removed from her position following demonstrable failures in her management of the Department of Homeland Security, including misrepresenting a $220 million advertising campaign to Congress and inadequate emergency response coordination.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Gorsuch emphasized that Colorado—and other states—remain free to prohibit coercive or aversive practices and to regulate conduct that causes demonstrable harm.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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There is also growing empirical evidence that poorly implemented AI simply increases work intensity — flooding organizations with output that still requires human attention, judgment, and correction.—
Omar Abbosh,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Games of chance reflect the invention of a cultural technology that’s the direct ancestor of all of modern statistics—and all of empirical science.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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Given the Restaurants are all in various stages, the timelines for each are not confirmable at this time.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Sustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustainable. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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