resourcefulness

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Noun
  • Whichever forces may be at work, the IMF, to cite just one example, thinks higher US tariffs will lower the country’s productivity and output.
    Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
  • Speed to productivity, project costs and staff training requirements aside, sometimes GenAI shouldn’t be the first approach to the problem.
    Giuliana Corbo, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Such is often the case with culinary tradition, as countless now-iconic dishes began with just a few basic ingredients, a little ingenuity and at least one historical atrocity.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • History has shown that when properly mobilized, the United States can retool with astonishing speed and ingenuity.
    Damien Ma, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The data are stark: in 2024, China’s total fertility rate stood at approximately 1.1, roughly half the 2.1 replacement level required for population stability.
    Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • The global fertility rate in 2024 was 2.2 births per woman on average, marking a record low, according to new research from the United Nations.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Stalter, meanwhile, has spent the last few years on Hacks playing Hollywood assistant turned talent manager Kayla, a character with a lack of self-awareness that rivals Hannah’s.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
  • When cap space is at an abundance but impact players aren’t as readily available on the trade and free-agent market, acquiring high-end talent becomes a bigger win than ever.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Nazar brings speed and creativity to Chicago’s middle six and made history for the franchise this year as the only rookie to score a penalty-shot goal.
    Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • This doesn't mean abandoning creativity but embedding it in a framework that AI can parse.
    Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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