unproductive
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As more cells enter this unproductive state, fewer remain available to carry out the liver's normal work.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Days 2 and 3 of the draft were only unproductive if you treated them like panning for gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
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
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