cost-effective

Example Sentences

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It is more cost-effective to spend the first night in New York rather than get to Boston very late and pay a higher hotel cost.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Yaroslavsky credits Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program for ridding her district of big homeless encampments, but said more data is needed to ensure the programs are cost-effective.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Ukraine has become a leader in cost-effective solutions such as portable jammers and acoustic sensors, as well as unmanned robots for evacuating troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Still, expanding supply in a way that is both cost-effective and environmentally responsible remains a major challenge.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

But a PIH doctor spoke up, saying that he had signed the Hippocratic Oath to practice medicine ethically, but he didn’t remember signing an oath to do it in a cost-effective way.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French