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as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
a line of argument that is probably not sustainable in a public forum against skilled debaters
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as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real
has no sustainable claim to the property without a deed or some other document
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as in endurable
capable of being endured
the general didn't think that such heavy casualties could be sustainable for much longer
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Recent Examples of sustainable
Its cutting edge sustainable design is by architect Sophie Khayat, who has created the venue in such a way that it can be dismantled and moved to another site in the future if needs be.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
And there are several sustainable art installations made from ghost fishnets that would've been ocean waste.
—Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality highlights such technologies as essential for conserving freshwater resources and creating sustainable water systems.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
This international collaboration highlights its innovative approach to sustainable urban planning.
—New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
And there are several sustainable art installations made from ghost fishnets that would've been ocean waste.
—Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality highlights such technologies as essential for conserving freshwater resources and creating sustainable water systems.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
This international collaboration highlights its innovative approach to sustainable urban planning.
—New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustainable
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Yet providers have their own justifiable complaints about how health insurers deploy their networks to restrict coverage, such as prior authorization and other bureaucratic hurdles that providers must jump in order to receive compensation for caring for their patients.Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
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For those who follow the film festival circuit, Bong Joon-ho’s 2019 Palme d’Or win at the Cannes Film Festival for Parasite seemed like an inevitable and justifiable distinction.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
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Legitimate curators usually have a verifiable online presence.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Aggregated verification enables verifiable machine learning, ensuring the integrity of training data and model outputs without having to re-execute entire algorithms.Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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But for the past few weeks, it's made being trapped on the couch much more endurable, and even enjoyable, for me and my family.Adrienne So, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2020
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But Russo understands the appeal, even the necessity, of those absurd affections that exceed all reason and make the travails of human life endurable.Ron Charles, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
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Third, with tech prices near record highs, there is the potential for the collapse of the AI story, as investors may revolt against endless rounds of spending without demonstrable increases in earnings or productivity.Bob Pisani, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
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While there was never much debate about AI’s value-generating potential, this insight speaks volumes to its demonstrable, tangible value.Patrick (PJ) Jean, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Currently, there is no empirical data to support these theories, but that hasn't stopped physicists from exploring them as fascinating possibilities.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Much like Moore’s Law, scaling laws are not in fact laws but rather simply empirical observations.Rob Toews, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Sustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustainable. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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