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efficiency

[ih-fish-uhn-see] / ɪˈfɪʃ ən si /


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MIT engineers are developing a new spacecraft propulsion system that combines the strengths of traditional chemical rockets with the efficiency and precision of electric thrusters.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Several companies are focused on water efficiency, including in agriculture.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

For American manufacturing, rail efficiency is not a luxury; it is a baseline requirement for survival.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

They’re ubiquitous across the Western world — an architectural infection spurred by capitalism’ need for generic efficiency borne of economies of scale.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

I absorb electrical energy directly and utilize it with an almost one hundred percent efficiency.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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