unhelpful
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“It’s a reversal of California economic policy as it relates to the entertainment industry in an unhelpful and uncompetitive direction,” said Hilary Krane, CAA’s chief legal officer, in an interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Kagan said such remarks were unhelpful and dangerous, "whatever political figure says them."
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Widdecombe speculation unhelpful, police warn" reads the Guardian's headline on the murder.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Madison was trying to play down expressions of Jefferson’s that he found extreme or unhelpful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
But the weather was unhelpful, the flood all-consuming, and the confusion universal.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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