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Advertisement But Republicans argue that Mamdani’s proposals are fundamentally unworkable.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
25 June 2025 -
The whole idea of a system of space lasers shooting down nuclear missiles lobbed at us is, in addition to being prohibitively expensive, unworkable from a physics perspective.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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The budget store received a yellow placard after inspectors found an unusable bathroom.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2025
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These toilets were rarely cleaned and often broken and unusable.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
5 June 2025
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Now county leaders are making a hard push for solutions, mindful that incarceration is often an ineffective response to broader economic and societal challenges.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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If these thermal management systems are ineffective an electric vehicle could be rendered immobile (or worse) due to the battery overheating.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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However, disciplined conduct on the part of the activists and the intervention of other bystanders renders the attacks useless.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Pine needles mixed with all the other fine debris rendered the guards useless.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Even if a person brushes their teeth with fluoridated toothpaste and regularly goes to the dentist, drinking fluoridated tap water still offers a protective bonus, Tomar explains, counter to Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s claim that fluoridation is ineffectual.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
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Simply declaring long-term goals without follow-up and enforcement is ineffectual and undermines Europe’s geostrategic credibility.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Now, more than ever, the interactions—sometimes bordering on unproductive conflict—between different generations, shaped by different educations, study paths and historical contexts, risk becoming a missed opportunity.—
Davide Sartini,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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An unproductive offense has been the biggest drag on the Padres’ attempts to challenge the Dodgers in the division over the past month.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
20 June 2025
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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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Bring The Office Closer To Them As populations grow, the real challenge of coming to the office is long commute times and the resulting nonproductive cycles.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
14 Oct. 2024
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“Deadlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlocked. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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