efficiency
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Murphy had a powerful piece of advice for the graduating class: Resist efficiency.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
She’s playing just over a minute less and they’re asking for better defense and efficiency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The concept is illustrated by the Carnot cycle, an idealized model that defines the maximum theoretical efficiency of a heat engine by carefully regulating the movement of heat between hot and cold regions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
The doughnut company is trying to boost efficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Quick, quick, through the barrier,” said Mrs. Weasley, who seemed a little flustered by this austere efficiency.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
It also expects savings from accelerating the use of Artificial Intelligence, with around £50m a year of "digital" efficiencies.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Higher uptake of ASML’s most advanced lithography machines will allow the company to take a greater share of clients’ spending, while manufacturing efficiencies will increase profit margins, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Sure, it’s about efficiencies and budgets, but more than anything, audiences are going to tell us where those restrictions are,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
But, Thill said, the impact may not be as severe as the consensus models, due to cost efficiencies and workforce reductions.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 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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