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inefficiency

[in-i-fish-uhn-see] / ˌɪn ɪˈfɪʃ ən si /


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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

“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