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efficiency

[ih-fish-uhn-see] / ɪˈfɪʃ ən si /


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Operating ratio, which measures the railroad’s efficiency, came to 62.5%, an increase of 80 basis points, and adjusted operating ratio of 62.2%, an increase of 50 basis points.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Musk said capital efficiency is not the only priority.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Much of this will stem from technological improvements and innovation, the implementation of blockchain for faster settlement and the adoption of AI for efficiency and productivity.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Increasing triplet generation efficiency could improve photoredox and environmental catalysis.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

One reason was the increasing power and efficiency of the Berkeley cyclotron, which then outstripped those of every other cyclotron in existence.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

She added that the carmaker continues to lower warranty costs, cut EV losses and increase operating efficiencies as its Ebit margin grows.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Unsurprisingly, both Larry and David Ellison are big fans of artificial intelligence, seeing it as a way to streamline their surveillance operations, and for what David Ellison euphemistically calls “cost efficiencies and synergies.”

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Hou drew comparisons to last year’s DeepSeek moment, which caused Nvidia and other chip stocks to tumble on fears that compute efficiencies would reduce demand for AI infrastructure.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

It also expects savings from accelerating the use of Artificial Intelligence, with around £50m a year of "digital" efficiencies.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Having absorbed Lawrence’s confidence that further efficiencies eventually would be achieved, Groves reduced the specification for Y-12 to five hundred tanks, or five racetracks.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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