unviable
Britishadjective
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He said changes to employer national insurance contributions, inflation and the rising cost of energy was making smaller homes unviable.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Even if the financing becomes unviable, he doubts the timing mismatch between capex and revenue will derail the cycle.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
UIV president Lamberto Frescobaldi, a 33rd-generation Tuscan winegrower, said he was also open to the idea of removing old or unviable grapevines.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Hibbs said: "Natural England's approach will devastate the Dartmoor hill pony population, it will make farms financially unviable and it's extremely doubtful there will be any environmental benefit."
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Public subsidy allowed formats that had become financially unviable - such as the nineteenth-century symphony orchestra - to prosper somewhat artificially in the twentieth century, justified by the preservation of heritage.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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