unproductive

Example Sentences

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Their decision was brutal: Arguing with someone else’s vision was unproductive.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

"We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments."

From BBC • May 4, 2026

It warns: “There is currently no treatment for citrus greening. Once a tree is infected, it will eventually become unproductive and may even die.”

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

In a 2024 interview, Amodei said he had a different vision for how AI safety should be handled, and “it’s incredibly unproductive to try and argue with someone else’s vision,” so he left.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

I already mentioned that early Korean farming was relatively unproductive and resulted only in poor farmers outclassed by rich hunters.

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