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efficiency

[ih-fish-uhn-see] / ɪˈfɪʃ ən si /


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Operating ratio, which measures the railroad’s efficiency, came to 62.5%, an increase of 80 basis points, and adjusted operating ratio of 62.2%, an increase of 50 basis points.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Musk said capital efficiency is not the only priority.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The shuttle greatly increases both the speed and efficiency of triplet energy transfer compared with a methylated analog that does not contain the proton shuttle.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Chinese models also have an advantage over U.S. ones when it comes to costs, Arya said, pointing to efficiency in architecture and lower prices for physical infrastructure such as electricity, labor and land in China.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

To ensure success, he paid meticulous attention to detail: the health of the Sherpas, the efficiency of the solar-powered electrical system, the sharpness of his clients’ crampons.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Unsurprisingly, both Larry and David Ellison are big fans of artificial intelligence, seeing it as a way to streamline their surveillance operations, and for what David Ellison euphemistically calls “cost efficiencies and synergies.”

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Hou drew comparisons to last year’s DeepSeek moment, which caused Nvidia and other chip stocks to tumble on fears that compute efficiencies would reduce demand for AI infrastructure.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

It also expects savings from accelerating the use of Artificial Intelligence, with around £50m a year of "digital" efficiencies.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

The companies’ collaboration is poised enhance supply chain efficiencies and improve India’s access to global markets, Adani Ports Chief Executive Ashwani Gupta said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Having absorbed Lawrence’s confidence that further efficiencies eventually would be achieved, Groves reduced the specification for Y-12 to five hundred tanks, or five racetracks.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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