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unsustainable

[uhn-suh-stey-nuh-buhl] / ˌʌn səˈsteɪ nə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
not able to be supported in the future
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Anita Cleare, parenting expert and author of The Work/Parent Switch, said the overall cognitive drain spills over into our work lives and leads to unsustainable burnout.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

“The familiar concern is fiscal stability: mounting debt may become unsustainable and end in implicit or explicit default. I ask a different question,” he writes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

As a result, many creators began to view this creative path they had once wanted more than anything as totally unsustainable.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

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

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



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