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efficiency

[ih-fish-uhn-see] / ɪˈfɪʃ ən si /


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Murphy had a powerful piece of advice for the graduating class: Resist efficiency.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

She’s playing just over a minute less and they’re asking for better defense and efficiency.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Instead of attempting full reusability from the beginning, the design focuses on partial reuse while maximizing efficiency.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

The analysts also forecast further margin expansion, supported by efficiency measures and positive pricing, despite some dilution from recent acquisitions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

To maximise the efficiency of their daily search for food, they required information about the growth patterns of each plant and the habits of each animal.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

It also expects savings from accelerating the use of Artificial Intelligence, with around £50m a year of "digital" efficiencies.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

“Sure, it’s about efficiencies and budgets, but more than anything, audiences are going to tell us where those restrictions are,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Dana expects the transaction to deliver $250 million in annual run-rate synergies within two years of closing, driven by reduced structural costs, purchasing scale, manufacturing optimization and engineering efficiencies, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

OCI growth is weighing on gross margin, down 5 percentage points since last year, but that was offset by operating expense savings from layoffs and other efficiencies.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Having absorbed Lawrence’s confidence that further efficiencies eventually would be achieved, Groves reduced the specification for Y-12 to five hundred tanks, or five racetracks.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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