unsustainable
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"You have insurance charges, floor charges, and various other levies that make production unsustainable," he told AFP, repeating allegations that contractors collude to keep prices low and "shortchange" producers.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The entire period during and after the Covid shock was volatile as we went from a panic to stimulus checks to an unsustainable splurge.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Another said: "This workload is totally unsustainable; I know of one English teacher in my school who is leaving at the end of this academic year because of this."
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
District officials acknowledge their proposals are painful, but said they face an unsustainable financial situation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
In any society built on institutionalized racism, race-mixing doesn’t merely challenge the system as unjust, it reveals the system as unsustainable and incoherent.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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