unsustainable
adjective
un·sus·tain·able
ˌən-sə-ˈstā-nə-bəl 
: not capable of being prolonged or continued : not sustainable
unsustainable agricultural practices
unsustainable growth
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The result is an increasingly unsustainable environment where smaller networks struggle to compete despite offering valuable, unique audiences.
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Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Last year, Osaka closed all but the original location of the restaurant, citing growing costs for labor and food that made his enterprise unsustainable.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
Trying to operate both models simultaneously is unsustainable, as their incentives fundamentally conflict.
—David Snow, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
This was unsustainable before the potential for the House v NCAA settlement.
—Karen Weaver, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Last year, Osaka closed all but the original location of the restaurant, citing growing costs for labor and food that made his enterprise unsustainable.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
Trying to operate both models simultaneously is unsustainable, as their incentives fundamentally conflict.
—David Snow, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
This was unsustainable before the potential for the House v NCAA settlement.
—Karen Weaver, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsustainable
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“Unsustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsustainable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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