sustainable

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Reducing travel time would make the mission more practical and more sustainable.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The data was stronger than forecast, "but vastly overstates the sustainable pace of job growth," said Oxford Economics lead US economist Nancy Vanden Houten.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"But absorbing extra costs is not a sustainable practice for companies. If things get worse, customers are likely to face the heat," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The company, which makes shoes from wool and eucalyptus, attracted young Bay Area consumers and celebrities for its sustainable practices, but has since struggled to find its footing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It is common, among the nonpoor, to think of poverty as a sustainable condition—austere, perhaps, but they get by somehow, don’t they?

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich