productive
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Murakami has an on-base-plus-slugging percentage of .939, putting him in elite company among MLB’s most productive mashers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The national labor-force participation rate—which provides a measure of the economy’s active, productive base—fell to 61.9% in March 2026, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Sometimes, not reacting and doing nothing is the most productive action you can take.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
There have even been examples of people moving in and not realising they are buying a croft, which comes with a legal obligation to put the land to productive use.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Anyone knowledgeable about human societies can cite innumerable examples of societies that refused crops, livestock, and other innovations that would have been productive.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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