unworkable

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The Senate included the carve-out but also said build-to-rent investors must sell the homes within seven years, a provision that builders and lenders say is unworkable.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Some described the proposed system as "unworkable", while charities warned it risked creating new barriers in an already difficult environment.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Some of his grandiose projects are being scrapped as unworkable and unaffordable with oil prices around $65 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Joshua Grover, deputy director of the agency’s Ecosystem Conservation Division, said what protective measures remain under the federal proposal are either vague, unworkable or not based on the “best available science.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

For instruments that can tune almost instantly, like voices, violins, and trombones, this is not a problem; but it is unworkable for pianos, harps, and other other instruments that cannot make small tuning adjustments quickly.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones