conducive
Example Sentences
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Restaurant sales have risen 4.5% in the 12 months — an increase conducive with a steadily expanding economy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
One Leeds grandmother says her 11-year-old granddaughter is often "freezing" at school wearing her blazer, as opposed to a jumper: "That isn't conducive to children's learning."
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
"We call on all parties to do more things conducive to peace and stability in the Middle East," she added.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
Neither the existential questions it forces nor the toll it takes on your body are conducive to dating.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
At first, soldiers were called on to provide the raw material, but such an arrangement was hardly conducive to industrial-scale production.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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