cost-effective
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The littlest Mac has gone viral as a cost-effective way for AI power users to run local large language models that can eat up dozens of gigabytes of RAM, aka memory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
These results establish graphene as an accessible and cost-effective system for exploring ideas that are usually associated with extreme environments.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Tuesday’s guidance stipulates that various federal agencies will establish cost-effective partnerships with private-sector companies to deploy nuclear reactors in orbit “as early as 2028” and on the Moon by 2030.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
SMRs are viewed as more cost-effective sources of nuclear power.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
But a PIH doctor spoke up, saying that he had signed the Hippocratic Oath to practice medicine ethically, but he didn’t remember signing an oath to do it in a cost-effective way.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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