underproductive
Americanadjective
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The Macy’s store at the Bloc closed recently, one of 66 Macy’s stores that were identified as underproductive by management in January.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025
It was once Asia’s biggest rice exporter, yet its agricultural sector remains woefully underproductive.
From Economist • Oct. 16, 2014
Look for Montreal to trade the underproductive Scott Gomez and his $7.5 million salary to one of those teams before the season.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2011
In domestic affairs, Andropov may well use the strong-arm methods he developed in the KGB to discipline the Soviet Union's unruly and underproductive labor force.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Higher education is underaccountable and underproductive," he claims.
From Time Magazine Archive
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