unsustainable
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Premier League referees cannot weigh in with a raft of penalties in the first few weeks of the season as that would be unsustainable.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
In each case, a low price-to-earnings ratio disguised an unsustainable uptick in profits.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026
There are also complaints about the slowness of some tram routes and concerns that the £2 cap on bus fares is financially unsustainable.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
After decades of eating too much unhealthy food, the average middle-aged American is living with multiple chronic conditions and paying unsustainable healthcare costs to receive sick care.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 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
Vocabulary lists containing unsustainable
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