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Adjective
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That will eventually render the app unworkable, the Justice Department has said in court filings.—
MARK SHERMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Jan. 2025 -
Though the app would not automatically disappear for users who already downloaded it, TikTok is expected to eventually become unworkable, as the law blocks app stores from distributing the app or providing updates.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The TikTok Effect This past weekend demonstrated users' willingness to switch platforms when TikTok became unusable late on Saturday night.—
Esat Dedezade,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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On Saturday evening, a few hours before the ban took effect, TikTok became unusable for U.S. users.—
Haleluya Hadero,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Furthermore, the film hinges on the passionate, lustful romance between Fiennes and Mol, a fire that supposedly burns for over 14 years, but the palpable lack of chemistry between the two leads renders the love story completely ineffective.—
Vikram Murthi,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
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Its origins date back to early practices where warriors demonstrated peaceful intentions by rendering their weapons ineffective.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Without that essential training to help surmount powerful systemic barriers, the kit would have been useless—and in that sense, the job is still woefully unfinished.—
Sheila McClear,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Esoteric knowledge of the parks, essentially useless anywhere else, is suddenly incredibly useful.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But none of this means that the court, or the quest for international justice more broadly, is ineffectual.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
27 Nov. 2024
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The data indicates that Trump’s idiosyncratic efforts to target individual companies for presidential bullying were ineffectual.—
Steven Tian,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The Cubs got rid of several unproductive bench players and are still in the process of overhauling the bullpen.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Restlessness, dissatisfaction or even unproductive attempts to reinsert themselves into their former workplace can result from this scenario.—
Michel Koopman,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Course of trade in the oil industry often leaves the public on the hook for nonproductive well cleanup costs, including capping.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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But there are productive and nonproductive ways to respond.—
Carlo J.V. Caro,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Mar. 2017
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“Deadlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlocked. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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