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Recent Examples of unusable The sheer number of Starlink satellites also increases the risk of collisions in orbit, threatening not only the safety of spaceflight but potentially triggering a cascade of collisions known as the Kessler syndrome, rendering certain orbits unusable. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Failing prototypes and unusable cheap knockoffs As a designer, Agarwal is clearly a perfectionist. Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025 The grand jury also said the department had failed to account for, preserve and maintain evidence, and in doing so, had failed crime victims and the public at large, Crocker said, adding that some of the evidence was unusable. Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025 House Bill 93 would assist a maximum of 10,000 of Idaho’s 300,000 K-12 students and be unusable for many rural students without private school options in their area, opponents pointed out. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unusable
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Adjective
  • But in a time long before replay could overturn a call, protest was useless.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
  • Those strong starts are useless if the Celtics can’t hold onto the advantage.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Real estate investments, including rental properties, (DSTs) with cash if a 1031 exchange is impractical, or real estate investment trusts (REITs), can produce regular income through rental payments.
    Fred Hubler, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • This highly contentious deal was criticized for being inhumane and impractical at the time.
    Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But regulations that apply to traditional markets are unsuitable for digital native assets like crypto and digital assets.
    Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • The vacant land, which was largely unsuitable for agriculture, became an albatross over the next few decades.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusable. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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