productive

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“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

The most productive users who can’t substitute away then can’t get the energy they need, and suppliers see no incentive to help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

That is a boost now, but an aging workforce is a long-term drag on the economy’s productive capacity.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

What’s the smartest way to use artificial intelligence to lower costs and be more productive — and is the tech’s promise living up to the hype?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Without access to coral reefs or productive shallow waters, and with their terrestrial birds quickly exterminated, Easter Islanders turned to constructing chicken houses for intensive poultry farming.

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