inefficiency

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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

"We have to address the inefficiency in the public sector."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Looking ahead, your main risks are tax inefficiency and healthcare costs.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

As a result of this fundamental inefficiency, no mammalian carnivore has ever been domesticated for food.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond