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[ih-fish-uhn-see] / ɪˈfɪʃ ən si /


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At the same time, some academics are emphasizing the need for students to hone AI skills to improve efficiency, deepen expertise, and meet the demands of a modern workforce.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Although Kimi K3, the open-weight model developed by Chinese startup Moonshot AI, remains “ahead on raw capability,” Beam holds an advantage with efficiency at inference time, according to Reflection.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Once diners begin treating evidence of human effort as part of the product, efficiency itself can start looking suspicious.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Since 2002, efficiency improvements have saved owners of newer pickups and SUVs nearly $9,920, and newer car owners about $9,100, over a vehicle’s lifetime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

If I lived frugally, I would have enough to move out of the stacks and rent a small efficiency apartment somewhere.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Both are “potentially related to the ongoing artificial-intelligence buildout and efficiencies gained by its use,” said Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer of global fixed income.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The buyers would also capture $40 million to $75 million from sponsorship opportunities and extract at least $20 million in operating cost efficiencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

There have been mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, overlaps, layoffs, and quote-unquote efficiencies all along the way.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

While the official line in the current climate is that efficiencies have to be made, unions describe the move more like cuts.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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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