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unsustainably

American  
[uhn-suh-stayn-uhb-lee] / ˌʌn səˈsteɪn əb li /

adverb

  1. in a way or to a degree that is not sustainable.


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Concerns that Meta is spending unsustainably on AI have hung over the stock in recent months.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

That seems unsustainably high for companies in the very expensive business of physically manufacturing chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

The turnover of homes would be the biggest driver for Home Depot, and right now it is unsustainably low.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

Their rotation problems are giving the bullpen an unsustainably grueling workload.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2025

Eventually, when it became unsustainably pathetic to watch, three of us pushed him home.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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