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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

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

Nice, hard ground, which makes for abnormally high energy efficiency.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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