counterproductive
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The committee’s doves—those most worried about the labor market and most inclined toward lower rates—have shifted from arguing why more cuts may be needed toward explaining why hikes would be counterproductive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Or could the numbers he might need to put up to win the award be counterproductive to the Dodgers winning another World Series?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Only four people have gone to prison for failing to pay council tax since 2020, it said, so highlighting the sanction was counterproductive when writing to those who had not been able to pay.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
The result, even by strictly military measures, is counterproductive.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 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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