counterproductive
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This isn’t a novel finding, but it shows how deporting noncriminal immigrants is economically counterproductive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
When I spoke to the UK's Fraud Minister, Lord Hanson of Flint, he told me punishing countries for refusing or failing to cooperate on tackling scams could be counterproductive.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Or could the numbers he might need to put up to win the award be counterproductive to the Dodgers winning another World Series?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Most of the dozens of organisations and authorities consulted on the proposal -- including the prison administration -- were against the measure that many consider counterproductive.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
So they wheeze along, out-of-date and sometimes counterproductive, but a necessary consequence of our evolution.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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