inefficiency
Example Sentences
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Over time, some organisms have evolved ways to overcome this inefficiency.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
Government inefficiency still plagues the country, and it has the worst pollution on the planet.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Government inefficiency still plagues the country, and it has the worst pollution on the planet.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
That lack of standardization can create inefficiency in the massive organization, which employed about 121,000 people at the beginning of 2025 and forecasts revenue of up to $74.75 billion for that year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
So Ruth rose up and out of her guileless inefficiency to claim her bit of balm right after the preparation of dinner and just before the return of her husband from his office.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
