efficient
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That freed up Plum to be in position to score, setting up a much more efficient Sparks offense.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
Finance 101 teaches us that an efficient market is forward-looking, reflecting at any given time what investors collectively expect future returns to be.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Tech workers are walking around talking to AI, pairing dictation apps with coding tools to turn rambling prompts into usable text in seconds—a process that can be both efficient and obnoxious.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
SoCs are widely used in smartphones and tablets because they are compact and energy efficient.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
The female security officer was brisk and efficient.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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