nonviable
Americanadjective
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not capable of living, growing, and developing, as an embryo, seed, or plant.
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not practicable or workable.
a nonviable plan.
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“In a future of more extreme weather, that just becomes economically nonviable pretty quickly.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Main said ProPublica’s analysis suggested to him that “physicians are sitting on nonviable pregnancies longer and longer before they’re doing a D&C — until patients are really bleeding.”
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025
"However, the issue for decades has been that the catalysts required to carry out this reaction deactivate quickly under reaction conditions, making this reaction nonviable on an industrial scale."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024
Explaining her own passionate support for abortion access, Schwiebert cited her son and daughter-in-law; they tried to have a child through IVF, only for the pregnancy to become nonviable and require an abortion.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024
“We’re here to repeal a bad law,” said State Senator Eva Burch, who had an abortion this spring to end a nonviable pregnancy — an experience she described in an emotional floor speech.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
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