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unusable

British  
/ ʌnˈjuːzəbəl /

adjective

  1. not able or fit to be used

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On a recent spring evening at Loma Alta Park — spruced up by the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, since the league’s former home at Farnsworth Park remains unusable — Gardner couldn’t help but smile.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

But it’s bad news and sad commentary that a park in the densely populated heart of the city will remain unusable for the foreseeable future.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

These fractures can damage the organ and make it unusable, making crack prevention a critical goal for advancing organ preservation and transplantation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

In more than 250 of these, the incident had not been recorded, there was a system fault, the footage was of an unusable quality, or it had already been overwritten.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

My bronze shield still hung on the wall, dented and unusable.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

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