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unsustainable

[uhn-suh-stey-nuh-buhl] / ˌʌn səˈsteɪ nə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
not able to be supported in the future
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A coalition of hotels and airline companies opposed the wage increase, arguing that it was unsustainable and would jeopardize jobs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The three countries were on unsustainable debt paths even before the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Sports bettors losing money shouldn’t be surprising—where else would you expect sportsbook profits to come from?—but the manner of our collective losses seems both sleazy and unsustainable.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Amanda says growing fears about safety make life in the UK feel increasingly unsustainable for Jewish people.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Thus language-games do not simply succeed, progress, pay, or prove their worth; they can also become unsustainable if the facts change.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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