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as in harmful
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as in impractical
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as in impolite
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Recent Examples of unhelpful
The bottom line: Give yourself permission to spend reasonably, and work to unlearn unhelpful patterns from youth
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Worse, personality assessments often categorize executives in ways that may reinforce biases or perpetuate unhelpful group dynamics.
—Cristian Hofmann, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
That makes appearances of being chummy with Harris not only unhelpful this year but also personal vulnerabilities in future cycles.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Other efforts seemed ill-conceived and probably unhelpful.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Worse, personality assessments often categorize executives in ways that may reinforce biases or perpetuate unhelpful group dynamics.
—Cristian Hofmann, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
That makes appearances of being chummy with Harris not only unhelpful this year but also personal vulnerabilities in future cycles.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Other efforts seemed ill-conceived and probably unhelpful.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhelpful
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Another growing problem is the use of harmful flame retardants in the plastic enclosures around batteries.Arlene Blum, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, the brand touts the product as being free from harmful chemicals, dyes, and synthetic fragrances, which earned it some extra brownie points.Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
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Consultants have traditionally filled this gap by providing impartial assessments, yet external advisors may miss crucial insights into a company’s products, culture or internal processes, leading to high-cost, impractical recommendations.Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Trying to dampen political polarization in the news and on social media would be an obvious approach—although an impractical one, the two say, given how polarization has marketplace benefits in boosting audience sizes, engagement and political donations.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The typical solution is to berate co-workers for misusing the channel, which is impolite, hurts everyone’s feelings and does not work.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
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What's particularly fascinating is how impolite behaviors can cascade through organizations.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Trump’s return, and pledge to end the war quickly, has fueled concern that an unfavorable truce might be forced on Ukraine.Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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But now, thanks to a glut of unfavorable conditions in the U.S. housing market, boomers face a new retirement problem: affordable and accessible homes in which to age.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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That also would mean that TikTok wouldn’t be able to send updates, security patches and bug fixes, and over time the app would likely become unusable — not to mention a security risk.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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Initially, city officials suggested that only corrupted, unusable data had been accessed.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Cash is also seen as thoughtless and low-effort, says Julian Givi, associate professor of marketing at West Virginia University.Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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Oz’s decision to close that sewer door could be chalked down to a terrible mistake, the thoughtless actions of a child.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The former Nickelodeon actress noted the pressure can feel unbearable, with even simple comments — like a family member remarking on her weight — being damaging.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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For teenagers especially, these comments can be damaging to their self-esteem, and should be shut down.Wendy Wisner, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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This is a fashion collab designed for women’s bodies to be looked at, but the functionality is useless.Jamie Aranoff, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2024
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It was built on NBA men who subsidized that useless league for decades.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Unhelpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhelpful. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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