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efficiency

[ih-fish-uhn-see] / ɪˈfɪʃ ən si /


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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

Other jets use “bleed” air from the engines, which reduces fuel efficiency.

From Barron's • 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

Similar questions have emerged in other policy areas where institutions have moved toward consolidation of identity categories in the name of efficiency.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Even small improvements in speed and efficiency multiplied over millions of pilot miles added up to a difference that could tip the long-term balance of the war in the Allies’ favor.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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