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adjective

viable

capable of working successfully; feasible

In a sentence

Six example sentences with viable, each labelled with its topic.

  • Two engineers built a viable prototype in a garage, and the first paying customer arrived before the logo did.

    Startups

  • Restoring the wetland is viable only if the upstream farms agree to reduce their nitrogen runoff.

    Environment

  • The trial design was not viable at a single hospital, so eight clinics agreed to share recruitment.

    Medicine

  • The mine is viable only while copper stays above a certain price, and the town's fortunes rise and fall with it.

    Economics

  • The timber tower became viable once the fire code allowed exposed wood above six storeys.

    Architecture

  • Solar power on the rooftop was not viable until panel prices fell enough to pay back within seven years.

    Technology

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