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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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With home prices outpacing incomes nationwide, homeownership is unaffordable for many people.Sami Sparber, Axios, 5 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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Left in the dust ‘Cruise’ driverless robot taxis are seen at a parking lot as California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) revokes its self-driving car permit and citing ‘unreasonable risk to public safety’ in San Francisco, California, USA on October 24, 2023.Kristian Burt, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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To determine whether those amounts posed an unreasonable risk of harm, the agency compared them to a specific benchmark — the highest concentration of formaldehyde measured by government monitors in outdoor air between 2015 and 2020.Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 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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Under the innovative deal, led by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Barbados replaced some of its most expensive sovereign debt with a lower cost loan.Amy Feldman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 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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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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Hike along the Beagle Channel on the Senda Costera, or push yourself on the steep Cerro Guanaco Trail for awe-inspiring views of mountains plunging into icy waters.Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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Rugged terrain continues to pose a challenge for fire crews trying to access steep mountainous areas.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Package your client feedback The exact words clients use to praise you are so valuable in your messaging.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The master plan recognizes that college degrees still provide a valuable path for financial stability.Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Uneconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneconomic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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