counterproductive
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When I spoke to the UK's Fraud Minister, Lord Hanson of Flint, he told me punishing countries for refusing or failing to cooperate on tackling scams could be counterproductive.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
He shows us that ill-considered regulation may be counterproductive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Both state and federal safeguards already exist to govern data use and prevent pricing coordination, making local ordinances targeting software redundant and potentially counterproductive.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Most of the dozens of organisations and authorities consulted on the proposal -- including the prison administration -- were against the measure that many consider counterproductive.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
To subject people who test positive to stigmas, especially when most of them may be false positives, is counterproductive and wrong.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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