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Recent Examples of unviable
One former Magma Mine manager has some doubts After a near 25-year struggle to obtain Oak Flat for its copper, Resolution may find the location unviable, says one mining manager who knows the land and what lies beneath it well.
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Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But after the acquisition, the company decided that damage to the property from a previous fire and vandals, along with issues around the building encroaching on property lines with the city, made reopening unviable.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And when her doctor misdiagnoses her autoimmune flare as stress, or when a hot flash relief drug never reaches pharmacy shelves because it’s deemed financially unviable — these aren’t mere unfortunate accidents.
—Christine Brennan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
Read Next Business Boise-area developer scraps ‘economically unviable’ apartments.
—Marcus Dorsey, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
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Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But after the acquisition, the company decided that damage to the property from a previous fire and vandals, along with issues around the building encroaching on property lines with the city, made reopening unviable.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And when her doctor misdiagnoses her autoimmune flare as stress, or when a hot flash relief drug never reaches pharmacy shelves because it’s deemed financially unviable — these aren’t mere unfortunate accidents.
—Christine Brennan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
Read Next Business Boise-area developer scraps ‘economically unviable’ apartments.
—Marcus Dorsey, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unviable
Adjective
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The bulbous eyes at the vamp made the frogs impossible to miss against the casual layers.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Millennials and Gen Z are clamoring to break into the housing market—a feat seemingly impossible in an inflationary period with high home prices and mortgage rates.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After the attack, as the Sanford family fought off feelings of panic while trying to adjust to a new normal — help seemed unfeasible.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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And participants discussed innovative ways to blend philanthropic and profit-oriented funding to unlock previously unfeasible projects.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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So, yes, as unworkable as this plan might seem for the Palestinian group, a Hamas assent is entirely plausible.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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The company said extended costs and litigation have made the deal unworkable.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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According to Dye and members of LaCava’s staff, LaCava noted that past attempts to move animals from the beach had been unsuccessful or deemed infeasible.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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But automating a radiologist’s entire diagnostic job was infeasible because CheXpert was not equipped to process the ancillary medical histories, conversations, and diagnostic data that radiologists rely on for interpreting scans.—
David Autor,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
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Ultimately, the lethargic Soviet economy could not sustain Moscow’s imperial adventures and impracticable projects.—
S. C. M. Paine,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Few school districts will be able to afford costly litigation over opt-out rights or to divert resources to administering impracticable notice and opt-out systems for individual students.—
Stephen L. Carter,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Foreclosure would become nonviable as a means of tax collection — with no readily apparent alternative means for timely collection of the delinquent revenue.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Such pregnancies are nonviable and can be fatal to the mother.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For apartment residents or those without garages, the lack of charging options makes EV adoption impractical.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The 2025 Wrangler Rubicon 4xe is absurd, impractical, overpriced, and an odd combination of power – which is exactly why people should love it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Sep. 2025
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Instead, multiple Chiefs missed a chance at a pick, and the Jaguars scored a touchdown after given the unlikely reprieve.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Okay, take a flier on Bourne if Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings are out again, but that sounds unlikely.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Unviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unviable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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