unsustainable

Example Sentences

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The government provides the loans to parents regardless of their income. and, since they could borrow up to the cost of attendance, the loans can leave families in an unsustainable position.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Most team owners don’t think so, arguing that the disparity in revenues between big-market franchises and their smaller counterparts has become unsustainable, resulting in a fractured competitive landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Are moats unsustainable in the age of AI?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“I think that you would see a tax for any ship going through, something completely unsustainable in the international market.”

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 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