sustainabilitynoun/səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/

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  biologyecologynatural-sciencesThe ability to sustain something.

  • None of the processing happens out in the open ocean, said Gaurav Sant, an Equatic founder and professor of sustainability at UCLA, “this is important because it allows you to measure everything that you’re doing perfectly.”
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  businessThe ability to sustain something.

  • The making of buggy whips is the proverbial exemplar of a business without sustainability in the face of technological change.
  • In a war of words that has broken out between Khan and Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, the Mayor was accused of sending revenue-raising proposals to Shapps some three weeks late, giving him little choice but to extend negotiations. Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability."
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  The ability to sustain something.

  • universal primary and secondary education, without which the sustainability of innovation and entrepreneurialism seems questionable
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  video-gamesThe ability to sustain something.