viability

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Recent Examples of viability After the proposals come in, the district plans to evaluate their viability and present them to the community before eventually taking them to the school board. Thomas White, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026 Leverkusen’s admiration for Hurzeler coincides with doubts about the viability of his longevity at the Amex Stadium after fierce criticism from sections of the fanbase. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026 Even as some Republicans in Washington have raised concerns about Paxton’s general election viability, Toth dismissed those warnings, arguing current polling shows no Democratic advantage. Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026 In North Texas, higher oil prices are likely to impact the profitability and viability of construction projects across the region, according to construction industry officials. Alison Saldanha, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for viability
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Noun
  • Boosting feasibility, lenacapavir’s manufacturer was a principal participant in the subscription agreements for hepatitis C drugs.
    Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In February, when the existence of the Department of Homeland Security lease was first reported, Myron told the Statesman that the building was not used for clinical care.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
  • When the priest takes his stringent methods too far, the existence of the commune is called into question.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Asked about the latter possibility, Alcantara responded carefully.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The possibility—the probability—of conflagration is on every Western mind.
    Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Pain often dismissed Breast cancer survival rates have steadily increased since the 1980s thanks to improved cancer screening, genetic testing, better treatments and a rise in mastectomy surgeries.
    Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Under survival training, airmen are taught to stabilize themselves in the immediate aftermath of an incident, administering self-aid if wounded and securing basic necessities such as shelter, water and food, according to publicly available Air Force training materials.
    Luis Martinez, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But that potentiality feels nascent in Slater’s current rendering of the part rather than fully acknowledged and explored.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The film is set in 2029, a mere three years from now, demonstrating both an optimism about the potentiality of AI and a pessimism about the city’s trajectory.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Throughout the process, Orsolya makes a great show of her reasonableness and decency.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This focuses the debate not on the pros and cons of string theory but on the reasonableness of the assumptions.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Still, a trust charter would give it the legal authority, access to banking infrastructure and regulatory credibility to move, hold, and settle money more efficiently — and perhaps set it up to compete more with PayPal or Square.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Bondi’s fumbling of the Epstein files investigation sparked outrage from conservatives and Congress, undermining her credibility.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Viability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viability. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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