efficient
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But when the air is already humid, evaporation becomes less efficient.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
It will take more than spreadsheet mechanics to make these businesses truly more efficient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Robinson added that the AI model launched by Moonshot last week signaled that more efficient models will necessitate less capex going forward.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Which is why, Thompson posits, busy celebrities are drawn to it — it’s efficient.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Since you can exert more force pulling and pushing on a lever than you can turning a crank, this is more efficient than a crank mechanism would be at lifting weights.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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