inefficiency
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But the inefficiency sent his pitch count past 80 before he exited with runners on first and second in the fifth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Board members can only be removed for cause, meaning malfeasance, inefficiency, or neglect in their duties.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026
Scheutz compared this inefficiency to everyday AI tools.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2026
“Every additional body that you throw at a problem adds more process, more bureaucracy, more politics, more inefficiency, more coordination.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
“It made me feel good that there was such inefficiency to this market,” he said.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The tendency to justify women’s chronic underpayment rather than address it reproduces inefficiencies that come at a high cost to America’s families, organizations and broader economy.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Broad wars over subsidies and investment incentives not only create domestic inefficiencies, but trigger “food fights” over with friendly allies caught in the crossfire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The thing is, Pratt made some strong points about the inefficiencies of L.A.’s political status quo and the outrage that is having tens of thousands of people live on our streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Supporters of the overhaul argue that the previous system contained an excessive number of overlapping or rarely used categories, which created administrative inefficiencies without significantly improving religious accommodation or support.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Hubler and his traders thought they were smart guys put on earth to exploit the market’s stupid inefficiencies.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
