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productivity

[proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee, prod-uhk‑] / ˌproʊ dʌkˈtɪv ɪ ti, ˌprɒd ʌk‑ /


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It bought a new automated cutting machine last year to help boost productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Goolsbee noted External link that Alan Greenspan’s Fed actually raised rates six times between 1999 and 2000 as anticipated productivity gains began drawing demand forward.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has echoed that view, saying External link the U.S. is at “the nascent stages of a productivity boom, not unlike the 1990s.”

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

Perhaps not surprisingly, this significant reduction in the government workforce has coincided with robust productivity growth in the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The productivity and relative importance of those crop types varied considerably on different islands, depending on their environments.

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




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