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Adjective
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If used as a snide kiss-off, this conversation-ender conveys disagreement or dissatisfaction with an outcome or decision without directly addressing it, much less trying to be constructive.—
John Bowe, Contributor,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025 -
Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Those no longer willing or able to come into the office five days a week can find gainful employment in the private sector.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
21 Nov. 2024
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The lefty newspaper has had an uptick in workers’ interest because there is gainful employment at the baths.—
Lisa Kennedy,
The Denver Post,
4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Over the next few years Trump will have major influence over antitrust policy, the development and use of artificial intelligence and the growth and prevalence of cryptocurrency, to name just some of the issues of vital and remunerative interest to the tech industry.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Beyond the memories, the only trace of the great man is La Casa — the rambling, Spanish-style home with a terracotta roof, stucco walls and inlaid ceramic tiles that Valenzuela built for his family during the exhilarating, and financially remunerative, days of Fernandomania.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Cobots are a lucrative business that's projected to grow substantially over the next five years, according to Grand View Research.—
Myesha Johnson The Detroit News (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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In the biggest blow to Kanye’s fortunes, his lucrative partnership with Adidas was initially under review and ultimately dissolved.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Ameliorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ameliorative. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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