unproductive

Example Sentences

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The best news of all is about the place where jobs were not created at all—at one particularly unproductive and highly indebted enterprise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025

Rangers sacked Russell Martin after 17 games on 5 October and held unproductive talks with former manager Steven Gerrard, Rohl and ex-Ibrox defender Kevin Muscat.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

Robert Woods, WR, Steelers: The former USC and Rams star with 683 career NFL catches had a poor offseason in Pittsburgh after a largely unproductive 2024 season with Houston.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

Miranda whined to the girls about how Gibbler dragged her around in the back of his Packard whenever he went to check out a strike or stare down an unproductive tool pusher.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez