unsustainable
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Raman contends that Bass’ signature program Inside Safe, which dismantles encampments and moves people living there into motels, hotels and interim housing, is overly expensive and unsustainable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Still, $40 trillion is a big number, likely to at least briefly draw attention to what economists broadly agree is an unsustainable fiscal trajectory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Penn’s budget quants estimate that at the current trajectory, the U.S. national debt will become unsustainable in about 20 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
An open letter coordinated by the campaign group Rethink Repayment says the current set-up places an "unsustainable burden on the next generation of workers".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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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