inefficiency
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The proposition states its purpose is to make sure that “programs are delivering results, and that taxpayer dollars are not being lost to inefficiency, waste or abuse.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Then there is the inefficiency of running the meatpacking plants at much less than full capacity.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
This inefficiency can increase our vulnerability to injury during surgery.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
“What we are working toward is not a rejection of multilateralism, but putting clarity and results over inefficiency and hollow words,” a senior State Department official, Michael G. DeSombre, told the U.N.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Moreover, it was doing this with the most sumptuous inefficiency.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Instead, she effectively told voters that the past four years of disasters, inefficiencies and ineptitude are still a better option than taking a chance on the City Hall equivalent of the classroom dork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Businesses are taking “a very close look” at transportation costs, trying to spot inefficiencies and looking to maximize shipping.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Morgan Stanley’s Michael Mauboussin has long warned that crowding can lead to inefficiencies and mispricing in markets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
In spring of 2025, the school created a “Task Force on Workforce Planning,” which found Harvard’s existing setup was fragmented, difficult to navigate, and caused frustrations and inefficiencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
When George began to watch the Washington oarsmen on the water, he quickly spotted inefficiencies and deficiencies in the mechanics of their stroke that no amount of fiddling with a skeleton could fix.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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