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sustainable

[suh-stey-nuh-buhl] / səˈsteɪ nə bəl /


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It doesn’t seem sustainable to run a global superpower this way.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

In 2009, Schwarzenegger endorsed the water scheme as “a path-breaking, new, sustainable groundwater conservation and storage project.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

“Our personnel numbers in the group have grown over decades to a scale that is no longer sustainable today,” Blume said in the memo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

He added that supply and demand mismatches will strengthen the company’s pricing model and make it more sustainable.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The original organic food movement thought organic farming should be sustainable.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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