unworkable

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Chivalry is unworkable because it’s simply too dissonant for men.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

She also highlighted the unworkable nature of the government’s proposal; if a child’s citizenship hinges on a parent’s “domicile,” she told Sauer, then “you have to adjudicate both residency and intent to stay.”

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The status quo "has become economically unworkable and politically unacceptable", Greer said in a video statement as the global trade body's ministerial conference -- its supreme decision-making body -- kicked off in Cameroon's capital Yaounde.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Some described the proposed system as "unworkable", while charities warned it risked creating new barriers in an already difficult environment.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

There, he dutifully produced ambitious, unworkable proposals that were read with amused tolerance and promptly binned.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson