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Adjective
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Unlike the other profiles, GP-Log2 looks lifeless out of the camera, but provides a neutral starting point for editors to adjust color in the editing room.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026 -
Pair them with authentic brick or stone accents to add depth and character, steering clear of faux finishes that sit flat and lifeless.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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More than 70 percent of the increase is attributable to the reduction in point-of-sale demonstration roles at select unproductive doors in its department store and freestanding store channels.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Commission officials reportedly flew to San Francisco last Thursday to press Anthropic executives directly, following weeks of unproductive negotiations.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Those mid-’80s years, so crucial to a 10-year-old kid forming his fandom, were fallow.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
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After Acharya’s Bay Area real estate empire imploded in the face of the fraud case, the Centerville site became fallow and wasn’t developed as planned.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Prosecutors in Sacramento alleged that Williamson and at least two others conspired to funnel funds from former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra's dormant campaign account.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Williamson admitted to diverting $225,000 from a dormant Beccera campaign account to Sean McCluskie, Becerra’s longtime chief of staff.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Flights via the Gulf are being restored as the Iran conflict remains quiescent, but tourists are staying away from the region itself.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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Local Democratic politicians were strangely quiescent, despite a pre–Catahoula Crunch poll showing that nearly 80 percent of New Orleans residents opposed the deployment.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The model estimates that 35 percent to 55 percent of consumers are non-inert.—
HEC Paris Insights,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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The Sox maintained their half-game lead over the idle Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central after their series finale against the Atlanta Braves at Rate Field was postponed.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The pharmaceutical industry hasn't been sitting idle during this period.—
Nagesh Nama,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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North Dakota adopted a bill last year requiring a legislative council to study the feasibility of using nonproductive wells to generate geothermal power.—
Maria Gallucci,
Wired News,
16 May 2026
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Returning nonproductive properties to the tax rolls, creating jobs and boosting the quality of life are only some of the benefits of redeveloping troubled properties.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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“Stagnating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnating. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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