uneconomic
Britishadjective
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But Carney added in a separate statement that "last-minute changes in the US proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal."
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The state’s oil production is set to fall further after a pipeline that carried crude from Kern County, the state’s most prolific oil region, stopped operating in December because declining flows made it uneconomic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
“California’s decision to keep this uneconomic and costly resource open is bad for taxpayers and worse for ratepayers,” Beard said in a statement to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
“As gold prices go up, those that were uneconomic to mine, suddenly they can show profit margins,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2025
He admits that uneconomic management can never contribute to the public good, and so far he accepts a very sound principle of limitation.
From Contemporary Socialism by John Rae
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