unproductive
Example Sentences
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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
The closures targeted “structurally unproductive stores” with low sales, the company said on an earnings call last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
It was three o’clock in the morning when he dropped the letters in the post office at King City and mounted and turned his horse south toward the unproductive hills of the old Hamilton place.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
