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unproductive

adjective as in idle, nonproductive

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Banks are sitting on trillions in unproductive reserves because they have no idea what liquidity costs.

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Macy’s has been working under Chief Executive Tony Spring to turn around a yearslong sales slump, in part by overhauling stores, closing unproductive locations and streamlining its supply chain.

Yaroslavsky, in a statement, said the fight is “unproductive and needs to stop.”

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Democrats were also quick to condemn the announcement, calling it bigoted and unproductive.

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Ultimately, the mental health break and human connection is what online communities like ‘Laid Off’ offer its members: without the gloss or pretenses of traditional social media or the unproductive bureaucracy of an unemployment office.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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