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viable

[vahy-uh-buhl] / ˈvaɪ ə bəl /


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Improving energy storage time will be critical for making the technology practical and commercially viable.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Together, those advances made taller towers practical and economically viable, accelerating the rise of cities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Kane's potential absence is an immediate concern, leaving Tuchel short of viable alternatives when he needs them most, especially given these two toothless performances without him.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"The purchases were undertaken strictly out of extreme necessity as an extraordinary emergency measure in response to unprecedented geopolitical and supply-chain disruptions and only after exhausting all commercially and operationally viable alternatives," the report reads.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

I did not believe that guerrilla warfare was a viable option at that stage.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela