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[pruh-duhk-tiv] / prəˈdʌk tɪv /


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When workers are more productive, companies can generate more profits and even reduce prices.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Some economists predict the technology will wipe out jobs, while others say it will make employees more productive and eliminate grunt work.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

"I can really, really focus and be really, really, really productive," she says.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

CEO, wrote in an email that “working with AI at scale is helping our professionals be more productive and enabling real change in how we deliver exceptional services to our clients.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

All that was clear was that the profits to be had from smart people making complicated bets overwhelmed anything that could be had from servicing customers, or allocating capital to productive enterprise.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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