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Recent Examples of efficiency Built on Ethereum, ZKsync promises speed, privacy, and efficiency. Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025 Time savings and efficiency were the top reasons for adoption, followed by cost reduction and competitor advantage. Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 The first two vessels have diesel-electric propulsion system, which have been designed by Sanlorenzo in collaboration with Siemens Energy to maximize efficiency. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025 The liquid approach achieves volumetric efficiency through fewer, larger units but requires high-temperature energy. Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for efficiency
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Noun
  • The findings on the effect of treatment duration and age on berberine efficacy are conflicting.
    Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This would forego the need for a larger phase 3 study, though other trials may be done to confirm the treatment’s efficacy.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s no denying the cost-effectiveness of investing in a high-quality luggage set, so this seasonal sale is the time to score the Coolife Luggage 4-piece Set while bags are only $34 apiece.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Young children have to use spacers, holding chambers that allow the patient to breathe in the medication slowly so more of it reaches the lungs, and a spacer would hinder a dry-powder inhaler’s effectiveness.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Efficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efficiency. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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