efficient
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When discussing JPM, Stucky said: “They are not managing to be the most efficient, but they have been outgrowing the industry by directing capital to where it will benefit the most in the longer run.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
The new calculations suggest that a different sequence could be considerably more efficient.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
"So we really need to know where these specific hot spots are - where we should be sending people - so that they can be as efficient as possible."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The hero of bog creation, Ms. Turetsky relates, is sphagnum moss, one of nature’s most efficient sponges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The goal of the innovation, in short, was to make the financial markets more efficient.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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