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efficiency

[ih-fish-uhn-see] / ɪˈfɪʃ ən si /


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Increasing the efficiency of thermal radiation transfer could help make these technologies more viable.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

A genuine efficiency breakthrough, or a pause in data-center capital spending, would reprice both sides of this market fast: relief for the consumer-facing companies, and a reckoning for suppliers valued for permanent scarcity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

For Patton Oswalt, it’s at slop bowls, an Internet slang term used to describe fast-casual meals that emphasize efficiency rather than flavor or any soul.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

On Friday, they made 15 3-pointers to the Spurs’ 11, while shooting a higher efficiency from beyond the arc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

They performed the task with Ivy League thoroughness and efficiency.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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