nonproductive

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The physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, wrote in a letter released on Friday that Mr. Biden was still experiencing a runny nose and fatigue, and that he had an “occasional nonproductive, now ‘loose’ cough.”

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2022

A viral infection may be productive, resulting in new virions, or nonproductive, which means that the virus remains inside the cell without producing new virions.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Meanwhile, the Mariners offense was sluggish and nonproductive against Royals starter Kris Bubic.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2021

While these and other studies show the tantalizing promise of boredom, scholars don’t yet know how bored people, in moments of boredom, choose productive vs. nonproductive paths.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2020

As I have said time and again, the city itself is nonproductive, and cannot supply its own food.

From Down with the Cities by Nakashima, Tadashi