productive
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Capital-gains indexing for inflation would be the cleanest complement: It raises the after-tax reward for deploying capital into productive assets precisely when the economy needs it most.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is looking at an overwhelming amount of cash “that he has literally run out of productive places to put it fast enough,” Malek said in emailed comments.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
If an engineer on my team can now be 10 times as productive, I’m going to hire as many as I can find.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Patients are now waiting less time for hospital appointments, ambulances are arriving sooner, the NHS is more productive, and people's experience of healthcare is improving.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Two crops a year are not uncommon; in terms of yield per acre, peach palms are typically much more productive than rice, beans, or maize.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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