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Recent Examples of unsustainable
The two barely speak to each other, a situation that is viewed as unsustainable.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the steady growth of domestic species reflects our push for productivity but also highlights unsustainable demands for land, feed, and water.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Their support reflects a growing unease that the college’s current trajectory is unsustainable.
—Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Still, Emma's world was quietly crumbling, and the juggling act that left her isolated was unsustainable.
—Elizabeth Leonard, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the steady growth of domestic species reflects our push for productivity but also highlights unsustainable demands for land, feed, and water.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Their support reflects a growing unease that the college’s current trajectory is unsustainable.
—Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Still, Emma's world was quietly crumbling, and the juggling act that left her isolated was unsustainable.
—Elizabeth Leonard, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsustainable
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Remote work, low rates, and investor FOMO drove prices to unsupportable highs.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Maryland families, already feeling the strain of rising utility bills and elevated vehicle prices, may have just dodged another expensive and unsupportable policy created by regulators nearly 3,000 miles away.—
Trent M. Kittleman,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
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While that sort of thing is par for the course—this time of year, every company that sells TV inventory at scale indulges in a bit of vague, unverifiable boasting about its upfront haul—the status of WBD’s futures market is of particular concern given the erasure of all that NBA commercial tonnage.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Often, their claims are delivered in sweeping, unverifiable statements, and banks don’t comment publicly on individual clients.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Oswego County locals say the sheriff’s patrol is stopping Latino drivers for minor or unprovable violations, then handing them over to Border Patrol.—
Mina Aguilar,
New York Daily News,
29 July 2025
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Up here, most questions are fundamentally unprovable, and uncertainty reigns.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
20 June 2025
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“Unsustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsustainable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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