productive

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Without a commitment to a temporary ceasefire at least, it is not clear how productive talks could proceed between the two sides.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Defining the line between productive uses of capital and mere speculation is a never-ending battle.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Some of his more productive colleagues brought nearly eight times as many cases in that time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“We’re playing a lot better and it has has to do with things we weren’t sharp at, pitching, playing defense and productive offense,” coach Peter Gunny said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Hence if a productive crop is already available, incipient farmers will surely proceed to grow it rather than start all over again by gathering its not yet so useful wild relative and redomesticating it.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond