unhelpful

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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

For patients already taking multiple drugs after a heart attack, removing an unhelpful medication could make treatment simpler and improve quality of life.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Ministers said they would "consider the report" but learning disability charity Scope called the proposals "deeply unhelpful and ill-informed."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Officials from several other European governments said privately last year that the Spaniard was being unhelpful, especially over his refusal to boost defense spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker