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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

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

"But they're also sensitive and only reach high efficiency when the conditions are just right."

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

“When you have products that are functionally identical, do a deep dive into the operating efficiency and the trading costs,” Kashner says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

It has an astounding 10.2 percent efficiency, which is good because Mars doesn't get as much sunlight as Earth.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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