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

That lack of standardization can create inefficiency in the massive organization, which employed about 121,000 people at the beginning of 2025 and forecasts revenue of up to $74.75 billion for that year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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