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productivity

[proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee, prod-uhk‑] / ˌproʊ dʌkˈtɪv ɪ ti, ˌprɒd ʌk‑ /


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Salinity plays a major role in how nutrients and carbon move through the ocean, meaning these changes could affect the productivity and chemistry of the Southern Ocean, one of Earth's most important carbon sinks.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

"Leadership in the technology... will define the next decade of productivity and growth, so it's in everyone's interest that the two superpowers find common ground on sensible guardrails for AI."

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Calls for Australia to pursue concerted economic reform to lift flatlining productivity growth and falling living standards stretch back decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Several drugmakers are now working with AI partners on everything from designing drugs to boosting supply-chain productivity.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Here are some of the conclusions that I gleaned from conversations with McKinsey executives and from their reports: We Americans often fantasize that German and Japanese industries are super-efficient, exceeding American industries in productivity.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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