viability

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Recent Examples of viability More research is needed to ensure this benefit’s viability. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026 The company is evaluating store performance, location viability, and market conditions to determine which outlets will close, reposition the chain, and plan for future growth and innovation. Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026 The Post’s second bet is on the viability of text at a moment when fewer people are reading articles online, and as tech platforms are cannibalizing search traffic and directing users away from news. Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Feb. 2026 McCuan said based on polling, candidates like Thurmond and Yee with support in the low single digits may be nearing the end of their viability. Grace Hase, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for viability
Recent Examples of Synonyms for viability
Noun
  • 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, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Looking ahead, the initiative is also intended to support adoption and scale by producing comparable data on material performance, commercial feasibility and barriers to growth.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • As the Iranian government faces one of the most difficult moments in its brief existence – both internally and externally—the question now, as the US sends a second aircraft carrier to the region is will this time be different?
    Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • That might be good enough for longtime fans, apart from the existence of an extensive back catalog just a few clicks away on Hulu.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • As a plant biologist, Kato knew that bioplastics could be made from plants and got curious about the possibilities.
    TRAVIS LOLLER, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Presidents Day was greeted by thick gray clouds and rainfall across the Bay Area Monday as the first of three back-to-back storms brought minor flooding to some parts of the region, with steady rain expected to continue Tuesday and even the possibility of mountaintop snow by Wednesday.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • While still critically endangered, the trajectory from 35 to 400 represents an extraordinary arc of survival.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Analysts say companies see this moment as key to grab AI-curious customers for their own survival.
    Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Chopra teaches that intention in the field of pure potentiality has infinite organizing power.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Courts have established a standard referred to as objective reasonableness when considering whether a use of force was justified, relying heavily on the perspective of the specific officer in that specific scenario.
    Claudia Lauer, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Objective reasonableness, meanwhile, asks whether a hypothetical reasonable person would have also used force given the same circumstances.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • By including co-chairs from both parties and requiring a bipartisan majority for approval, a commission could lend more credibility to essential reforms, the report argued.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • As the Cubs welcomed players from Nippon Professional Baseball — and managed relationships with their families, agents and support staff — Masamoto’s background provided some credibility and reassurance.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Viability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viability. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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