as in impossible
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Recent Examples of unviable
The countless combinations of chemicals, polymers, and colors in every county and city make the sorting and recycling process financially untenable and technically unviable.
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Michael Shank, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
In the late 1990s, the Netherlands planned to import water from the fjords of Norway, but that, too, proved unviable.
—Ole Ellekrog, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The couple soon found that while there was demand for eggs, the high cost of chicken feed was making the egg business unviable.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Advertisements in swing states such as Arizona feature the testimonials of women with unviable pregnancies who could not get timely medical care until their health worsened because of doctors’ fears of running afoul of state laws.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Michael Shank, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
In the late 1990s, the Netherlands planned to import water from the fjords of Norway, but that, too, proved unviable.
—Ole Ellekrog, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The couple soon found that while there was demand for eggs, the high cost of chicken feed was making the egg business unviable.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Advertisements in swing states such as Arizona feature the testimonials of women with unviable pregnancies who could not get timely medical care until their health worsened because of doctors’ fears of running afoul of state laws.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unviable
Adjective
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Playing a hyper-aggressive brand of tennis for three sets would be nigh impossible, especially against the master of the art.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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By 2026, the limits of Russia’s economic model will be impossible to ignore.—
Alexandra Prokopenko,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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Equally unfeasible would be for Dallas to convince Bill Belichick to bolt from the University of North Carolina for another NFL head coaching opportunity.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Should nations use the funding to pursue illogical or unfeasible development projects related to One Belt, One Road, Chinese investments will suffer as debtors struggle to pay back loans.—
Jacob Stokes,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Apr. 2015
Adjective
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That will eventually render the app unworkable, the Justice Department has said in court filings.—
MARK SHERMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Though the app would not automatically disappear for users who already downloaded it, TikTok is expected to eventually become unworkable, as the law blocks app stores from distributing the app or providing updates.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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Similarly, Google’s Quantum AI division introduced the Willow chip, a 105-qubit processor capable of solving computational tasks previously deemed infeasible for classical supercomputers.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Attorneys representing TikTok and ByteDance argue that divesting the platform both commercially and technologically is infeasible.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The plan’s 10-year phase-in period, which was intended to lower costs and make implementation more feasible, was criticized as impracticable.—
Gabrielle M. Etzel,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 July 2024
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Contractual force majeure is rarely invoked and enforced to allow the nonperformance of contracts that have become either impossible or impracticable due to some catastrophic event, including natural disasters and wars.—
Alexander Talel,
WSJ,
22 Oct. 2023
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The ban went into effect Wednesday and affects not just women who want to terminate viable pregnancies because of personal choice, but also nonviable pregnancies for women who want to have babies.—
Stephany Matat,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2024
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Four women who are suing the state of Idaho after they were denied abortions will testify starting Tuesday about their experiences traveling out of state to end nonviable pregnancies.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC News,
12 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Developing advanced tools entirely in-house is often impractical for financial institutions.—
Rahim Harji,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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On top of that, Los Angeles is set to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, which may serve as a looming — albeit impractical — deadline for recovery.—
Denise Chow,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Admiration for Juventus left-back Andrea Cambiaso is unlikely to go further in the current market.—
David Ornstein,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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As ByteDance has blocked the service, these workarounds are unlikely to be effective for long.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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