productive

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Jeff Korzenik, chief economist at Fifth Third Bank, said he found the CBO’s estimates somewhat pessimistic, and that a more productive workforce could lead to stronger growth over time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“But it’s changing our social dynamic and it’s creating situations that, while very productive for some folks, also need some guardrails.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

But after "25 years of degradation of the country's institutional, productive, and social fabric", he says, the conditions for that are now far less favourable.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But he did say he wants to see how independents can fare as the country attempts to transition to a more productive energy industry.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Somehow Schindler succeeded in convincing the Nazis that we were useful and productive, even though during those eight months we were in the Brünnlitz camp, we produced almost no usable ammunition.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson