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as in prohibitive
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Recent Examples of uneconomic
By effectively cutting Russia out of the global gas market, the war has made new investments in gas infrastructure appear more risky and uneconomic than ever, especially for developing countries.
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Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2022
Pursuant to that mandate, the ACC forced Arizona Public Service to enter into a 30-year contract at an uneconomic rate of over four times the cost of electricity generated from natural gas.
—Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2022
Many of them are still dealing with the afterlife of their denial: billions of dollars of debt tied up in uneconomic coal plants.
—Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022
Some critics, notably the Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment Bureau, see grey water recycling as environmentally risky, damaging to public wastewater recycling efforts and uneconomic.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
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Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2022
Pursuant to that mandate, the ACC forced Arizona Public Service to enter into a 30-year contract at an uneconomic rate of over four times the cost of electricity generated from natural gas.
—Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2022
Many of them are still dealing with the afterlife of their denial: billions of dollars of debt tied up in uneconomic coal plants.
—Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022
Some critics, notably the Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment Bureau, see grey water recycling as environmentally risky, damaging to public wastewater recycling efforts and uneconomic.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneconomic
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Even then, the price is likely to be prohibitive for many.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Typically, the price tag for the tax cuts would be prohibitive.Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Certifying raw-milk dairies was a nice idea, but maintaining those high standards was so costly that the resulting milk was wildly unaffordable, Dupuis wrote in Milk.Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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With home prices outpacing incomes nationwide, homeownership is unaffordable for many people.Sami Sparber, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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This piece of jewelry is meant to be special, but not unreasonable.Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
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Only Carragher and Salah's other critics can explain why De Bruyne is exempt from the same, if unreasonable, critique.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Holiday travel usually means crowded airports, clogged roadways and exorbitant prices.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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The mayor’s office wants to hike the exorbitant existing rate to 11%, exceeding even the absurdly high 10.25% sales tax ordinary Chicagoans pay on most purchases.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2024
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For several reasons, peak electricity is more expensive for OUC to generate than off-peak electricity.Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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But having the heater on most of the day can equal an expensive electrical bill.Lauren David, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
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Rather than sticking with costly legacy IT infrastructure, teams can opt for innovation.Tal Dagan, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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As a result, 24,000 machines were unceremoniously abandoned, leaving the individual retailers responsible for the costly removal process.Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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That’s because there are only months left before President-elect Donald Trump gets back in the White House, where he’s promised to enact steep tariffs on imports.Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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The gadgets are especially great, with steep discounts on Roombas and Apple tech galore.Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
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Navigating Social Security’s stringent requirements can be challenging, but beneficiaries have access to compassionate, skilled vocational experts who provide free guidance and connect them to valuable resources along the way.Diane Winiarski, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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But greens powders can be valuable for habit stacking—that is, making a decision to do something nice for yourself at the beginning of the day that leads you to make other healthy decisions throughout the rest of the day.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Uneconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneconomic. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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