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counterproductive

[koun-ter-pruh-duhk-tiv] / ˌkaʊn tər prəˈdʌk tɪv /










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He shows us that ill-considered regulation may be counterproductive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both state and federal safeguards already exist to govern data use and prevent pricing coordination, making local ordinances targeting software redundant and potentially counterproductive.

From Los Angeles Times

Sending powerful investors packing may be the point of the bill, but it seems counterproductive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Only four people have gone to prison for failing to pay council tax since 2020, it said, so highlighting the sanction was counterproductive when writing to those who had not been able to pay.

From BBC

That goal informs his tariff policy, however counterproductive it may be.

From The Wall Street Journal