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efficiency

[ih-fish-uhn-see] / ɪˈfɪʃ ən si /


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An FAA spokeswoman said the agency "is committed to holding employees accountable, and we will not compromise the safety or efficiency of the National Airspace System."

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

His efficiency Wednesday wavered, and he exited after 66 pitches.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Asset manager Nuveen and its affiliate Nuveen Green Capital raised just over $1 billion in a first close of a new fund to finance energy efficiency improvements for commercial buildings as well as new projects.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

In July, Ofgem reduced what it believes to be a "typical" level of energy use, because many homes have cut back owing to high prices of recent years while energy efficiency has improved.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

The efficiency of the Japanese food-processing industry is a miserable 32 percent that of ours.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

During a Stormont health committee meeting the DoH said it could not fund 12% efficiencies in a single year.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Chamberlain also expects more cost efficiencies from ramping up Claude’s use.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The technique produced DNA assembly efficiencies two to five times higher than those achieved with conventional restriction enzyme methods.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

What he admits to be an “unscientific” extrapolation of corporate claims of AI-linked efficiencies shows businesses enjoying an average 150 basis points of margin improvement.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 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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