unhelpful
Example Sentences
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He reiterated calls asking people not to speculate, especially about a potential motive, saying this was "unhelpful" for the investigation and "distressing" to Widdecombe's relatives.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Companies have criticized the new required European disclosures as unhelpful to tax administrators, who already have been receiving the same information confidentially as a risk-assessment tool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
“This policy is stuck in an unhelpful 2022 mindset. Consumers will continue to reduce savings rates to pay for higher oil prices.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
To deny its powerful, subsisting reality would be to endorse a simplistic and ultimately unhelpful evasion.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
