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sustainable

[suh-stey-nuh-buhl] / səˈsteɪ nə bəl /


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But they want us to work on improving the system to make it more healthful and sustainable and fairer to workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The change in the strategy - with an emphasis on more sustainable investments - came after a major budget deficit of $73bn last year, which was driven by increased spending and lower oil revenues.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

As Bhattacharya put it, "We can talk about sustainable energy without using a lot of energy resources."

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

If the leadership baton is indeed passing back to the megacaps, the semiconductor rally might be entering an even more powerful and sustainable phase.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

It is common, among the nonpoor, to think of poverty as a sustainable condition—austere, perhaps, but they get by somehow, don’t they?

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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