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Cryptocurrencies tend to thrive in an interest-rate-cutting environment, so an inflation spike and growing odds for a Federal Reserve rate increase are unhelpful.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

"Certain anthropomorphic phrases may even stick in readers' minds and can potentially shape public perception of AI in unhelpful ways," Aune said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

"At this stage, it's just unhelpful to pretend there is still some kind of comprehensive system in place."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

While the news is unhelpful, it doesn’t push a turnaround of the Swiss drugmaker’s pharma research-and-development engine off track, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Classic style is not the same as the common but unhelpful advice to “avoid abstraction.”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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