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[pruh-duhk-tiv] / prəˈdʌk tɪv /


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As employees became more productive with AI tools, the thinking went, enterprises would trim their staffs and purchase fewer software subscriptions, also known as “seats.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 30, 2026

Teachers with preparation in developmental psychology and classroom management may also be better equipped to respond to behavioral difficulties and provide more productive learning experiences.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

“This Chinese surge now threatens…the very core of Europe’s productive system,” a French government report said in February.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Even while acknowledging they can’t legally live where they do — no permits, no addresses, no hookups — he sees them as productive members of his community of just under 2,500.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The ancestors of wheat, rice, millet, and barley look like their domesticated descendants; because they are both edible and highly productive, one can easily imagine how the idea of planting them for food came up.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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