nonviable
Frequently Asked Questions
- He experimented to determine which seeds were viable and which were nonviable.
- The venture was found to be commercially nonviable after just a few months.
- Over time, it becomes nonviable to keep retrofitting old tech.
Example Sentences
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“In a future of more extreme weather, that just becomes economically nonviable pretty quickly.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Main said ProPublica’s analysis suggested to him that “physicians are sitting on nonviable pregnancies longer and longer before they’re doing a D&C — until patients are really bleeding.”
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025
“Conjoined twins share circulation, he said, “so unless you somehow emergently divide their connection, it’s absolutely a fatal, nonviable process.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
Heavily pregnant, she is given little more to say than a messiah’s mom’s version of “Sing out, Louise” and whatever her still nonviable fetus tells her to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
About 50% of mutant cells became nonviable within the first week whereas WT cells remained viable for twice the period.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2024
