unsustainable

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The commission found that with government cuts forecast in the coming years, councils risked "becoming financially unsustainable".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Last month, state cybersecurity chiefs warned lawmakers that AI-enabled discovery tools create unsustainable pressure on state networks as patching windows shrink to near zero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

She quickly acknowledged that the cost of hotel and motel rooms was financially unsustainable and would require the city to purchase its own temporary housing facilities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The current way of waging war is becoming increasingly unsustainable for the Russian state, especially as the country’s economic troubles make it more difficult to find money to sign up new recruits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 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