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or uneconomical
as in unaffordable
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Recent Examples of uneconomic
The domestic fracking boom drove the price of natural gas down and wholesale energy prices down with it, leaving the plant uneconomical, said Tom Content, executive director of the Wisconsin Citizens Utility Board.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
In some, very uneconomical cases, cheap drones have been shot down with interceptor missiles worth millions of dollars.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Agreements should include mechanisms to renegotiate or exit if compliance becomes impossible or uneconomical.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But since only female trees bear fruit, a 50–50 gender ratio is uneconomical to say the least.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
In some, very uneconomical cases, cheap drones have been shot down with interceptor missiles worth millions of dollars.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Agreements should include mechanisms to renegotiate or exit if compliance becomes impossible or uneconomical.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But since only female trees bear fruit, a 50–50 gender ratio is uneconomical to say the least.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneconomic
Adjective
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High post-pandemic inflation, perhaps most evident in the price of eggs, which became unaffordable to many American households, arguably cost the Democrats the 2024 election.—
Raghuram Rajan,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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Instead, for the past week, Morgan and her colleagues have been outside on the picket line, demanding safer working conditions, lower patient-to-nurse ratios, protection from workplace violence, and higher wages to keep pace with an increasingly unaffordable America.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In one survey of large enterprises, more than half of AI projects never make it past pilot, often because weak ideas linger until the costs of reversing them become politically or technically prohibitive.—
Ted Ladd,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Still, giving him this kind of money is prohibitive for everyone but the Dodgers.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Importantly, the president already has full legal authority to impose tariffs when other nations’ behavior places an unreasonable burden on our economy, including through environmental negligence.—
Chip Lamarca,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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The logic was that Spirit had projected the league would grow at a rate that the league itself found unreasonable, and so would not be able to field a team while also paying Rodman.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In January 2023, an exorbitant trip to Dubai sparked shock and outrage, with some claiming the experience was tone-deaf during a rough time within the economy.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Understandably, fans paying exorbitant ticket prices ask about that.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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As for the least expensive month, September tends to be the cheapest time to visit, along with August.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Traditional humanoid robots depend heavily on data collected by human operators, which is slow and expensive.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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But the battlefield gains along the roughly 600-mile front line have been costly for Moscow, and the Russian economy is feeling the consequences of the war and international sanctions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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But critics say the costly project — some analysts put its price tag at as much as $1 trillion — could have the unintended effect of triggering an arms race, rather than deterring adversarial behavior.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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That’s where the Kate Spade Outlet comes in, offering polished, functional purses at steep discounts.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Jan. 2026
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The figures, while slightly less than official economists’ estimates, assuaged concerns about a steeper drop in employment.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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But if both teams jump into the top four of the lottery or land just outside of it, both picks should be fairly valuable.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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That decision robbed them of valuable reconnaissance on their actual ski line.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Uneconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneconomic. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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