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as in prohibitive
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Recent Examples of uneconomic
By effectively cutting Russia out of the global gas market, the war has made new investments in gas infrastructure appear more risky and uneconomic than ever, especially for developing countries.
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Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2022
Pursuant to that mandate, the ACC forced Arizona Public Service to enter into a 30-year contract at an uneconomic rate of over four times the cost of electricity generated from natural gas.
—Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2022
Many of them are still dealing with the afterlife of their denial: billions of dollars of debt tied up in uneconomic coal plants.
—Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022
Some critics, notably the Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment Bureau, see grey water recycling as environmentally risky, damaging to public wastewater recycling efforts and uneconomic.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
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Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2022
Pursuant to that mandate, the ACC forced Arizona Public Service to enter into a 30-year contract at an uneconomic rate of over four times the cost of electricity generated from natural gas.
—Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2022
Many of them are still dealing with the afterlife of their denial: billions of dollars of debt tied up in uneconomic coal plants.
—Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022
Some critics, notably the Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment Bureau, see grey water recycling as environmentally risky, damaging to public wastewater recycling efforts and uneconomic.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneconomic
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Typically, the price tag for the tax cuts would be prohibitive.Royce Branning, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024
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Many boats in the country are locally made and often exceed their capacity, with safety measures, such as the provision of life jackets, rarely enforced due to unavailability or prohibitive costs.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Bellinger's salary is not unaffordable for MLB's big-spending teams.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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That’s because Mexican manufacturing prevents the cheapest car in the U.S. from being unaffordable or raspberries from being $50 dollars a pound in the winter.Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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At Soar, students are able to move around and be supported as individuals, rather than being forced to comply with conventional classroom standards that can be developmentally unreasonable.Kerry McDonald, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Bill Nicholson Martinez Congress must retain constitutional authority Will Congress stand up to President-elect Donald Trump’s unreasonable request to make recess appointments?Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Protections for tenants from exorbitant rent hikes and evictions.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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California’s minimum wage is more than twice the federal rate — and cities such as West Hollywood have imposed local mandates requiring more than $19 an hour — but supporters of Proposition 32 said that a new standard was necessary to cope with the state’s exorbitant cost of living.Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Data streaming solutions are costly to build and even more expensive to fix later.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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What’s more, Spanish landscapes and cities are diverse enough to stand in for many other shooting locations where filming would be too expensive, dangerous or altogether impossible.Jamie Lang, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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While East Bay residents undoubtedly appreciate the agency’s focus on zero emission technologies, pursuing two such options (in addition to hybrid diesel buses) is costly because each requires its own power infrastructure.Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Boeing Striking workers at Boeing voted Monday to accept the company’s most recent offer, ending the costliest strike in the US in more than 25 years.Andrew Torgan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, the locations where the TV action was filmed have already seen a steep uptick in website traffic.Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
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Super Micro’s stock is currently trading at $27, representing a steep decline of 78% from its March peak of $123.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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Fox gets a major streaming partner for all of its content and Hulu gets in-season rights for valuable streaming properties.Peter White, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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This functionality is particularly valuable in scenarios such as manufacturing plants, retail stores, or industrial sites, where uninterrupted operations are essential.Janakiram MSV, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Uneconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneconomic. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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