as in unsuccessful
not producing the desired result
a nutritionally dubious, inexpedient method for losing weight
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Adjective
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Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and Walnut Grove Fire District personnel searched that first night from the air and aboard boats equipped with sonar and powerful magnets to detect the submerged vehicle but were unsuccessful.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025 -
Similar motions to the bills—known as HB 1400 and HB 0039—have previously been filed but were unsuccessful, meaning the outcome of the measures is unclear, per WGN9.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Kidwell, who bills himself a Christian conservative Republican, said the Trump administration is right to take aim in Washington at wasteful spending and inefficient bureaucracy.—
Alan Wooten | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
8 Feb. 2025
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The move caps nearly three weeks of efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle America’s foreign aid infrastructure, which the president and his advisers argue is bloated, inefficient, and out of step with American values.—
Jacob Turcotte,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There may be strategic reasons for having a diverse workforce, especially to reflect the firm’s customer base, but imposing government requirements on anything but merit and the interests of the company is counterproductive.—
Phillip Molnar,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Plus, dwelling on perfect work-life balance can be counterproductive and cause undue anxiety, Harvard Medical School and MIT professor Jeff Karp told CNBC Make It last year.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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Yet his approach is likely to be both divisive and ineffective.—
Hannah Rosenthal and David Saperstein,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Without this shift, Chicago’s cultural strategies will remain temporary, unsustainable and ineffective.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Inexpedient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexpedient. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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