efficient
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Modern technology in the service sector is only cost efficient if it reduces human interaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Any new trustee should manage the trust in a timely and efficient manner.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
"In farming, the person who uses a tractor is more efficient than the person who uses the horse. In the tailoring industry, we are still at the level where we are using the horse."
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The system, which became fully operational in April, replaces passport stamps with a digital registration to make the EU's borders more secure, more efficient and stronger against irregular migration, according to the European Commission.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
If the subprime mortgage market had the slightest interest in being efficient, it would have shut down right there and then.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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