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But Democratic members said the legislature was already open and transparent and that the prior version of the law was unworkable in the Capitol.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2025 -
But their plan to divest almost 600 stores to a grocery wholesaler with scant experience in retail was deemed unworkable by the judge.—
Peter Green,
Quartz,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Eventually, the battery becomes unusable and typically dies by its 2,000th charge cycle, even as its internal components remain in good shape.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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The once clear canals flowing into the Bay are now unusable by several residents’ standards.—
Courtney Heath,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Sources suggest her departure may have been due to ineffective communication with her west coast bosses.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Although many in the education field support cellphone restrictions, some argue that blanket bans are too carceral and obscure deeper problems, including addictive social media platforms and ineffective teaching practices.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Encryption serves as a critical line of defense by rendering intercepted data useless to unauthorized parties.—
Srikanth Bellamkonda,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Because of this, even areas that are just open fields between pockets of good whitetail habitat, or a stand of mature timber that’s largely useless at this time, might provide medium- to long-range travel routes.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Their newly single mother went off for a year to train as a mountain guide, leaving the girls with their gentle, ineffectual hippie father.—
Leslie Camhi,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2025
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At the center of the film is Mikal’s relationship with his mother, while Jason is more a peripheral figure, an ineffectual referee between two warring parties, managing to negotiate only temporary truces.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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By this point, intimacy is a rarity, communication is unproductive and emotional reciprocity is a thing of a past.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Without opportunities for growth, employees risk becoming disengaged and unproductive, which harms the organization’s culture and competitiveness.—
Toyna Chin,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Course of trade in the oil industry often leaves the public on the hook for nonproductive well cleanup costs, including capping.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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But there are productive and nonproductive ways to respond.—
Carlo J.V. Caro,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Mar. 2017
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“Deadlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlocked. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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