efficient
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Amazon said its data centers used 0.12 liters of water per kilowatt-hour of electricity in 2025, which it said was more efficient than the industry average.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
As people grow older, their cells gradually become less efficient at producing energy and responding to changing demands.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Global energy markets are much more efficient than they were some six years ago, he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
As a result, the Iran war has largely neutralised the cartel's stated mission "to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, and a steady income to producers".
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Right there as she drives, her efficient, internal employees get to work.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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