unsustainable
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“The U.S. oil export machine is clearly unsustainable, though, and will incrementally slow down as commercial crude inventories are emptying and SPR has been drawn to historic lows,” he says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
He sees a high rate of capex acceleration that, he said, is unsustainable in 2027, even if overall spending remains high.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
She quickly acknowledged that the cost of hotel and motel rooms was financially unsustainable and would require the city to purchase its own temporary housing facilities.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
In Massachusetts, members of the Hampshire County trust determined that the financial burdens were unsustainable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
In any society built on institutionalized racism, race-mixing doesn’t merely challenge the system as unjust, it reveals the system as unsustainable and incoherent.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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