unproductive
Example Sentences
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After months of unproductive negotiations, Live Nation saw its fortunes change in roughly the span of a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Indonesia's president mulled the possibility of a special court on Friday to investigate "unproductive" boards reporting "made up" profits, as he vowed to close 750 state-owned enterprises by year end.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Their decision was brutal: Arguing with someone else’s vision was unproductive.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
"For someone with my character, if I feel unproductive it's a huge difficulty for me."
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
I never regarded our time together as wasted or unproductive.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
