as in inefficiency
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Noun
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Conclusion The shortcomings of the traditional financial system—high costs, inefficiencies, financial exclusion, security risks and lack of transparency—underscore the urgent need for a more efficient alternative.—
Raymond Qu,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025 -
That is the inefficiency of today’s Western electricity world, with 38 different authorities left to buy and sell power.—
Tom Philp,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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The solution is to test AI agents thoroughly to identify any inefficacies.—
Theo Schnitfink,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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As research highlighted the inefficacy and unintended consequences of these laws, states rolled them back or modified them, mostly by partially repealing them or reducing the severity of mandatory sentences.—
John Leverso,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And, his inability to admit his mistakes and face the consequences.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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The inability to take feedback and self-correct is a trait that leads to stalled careers, unproductive teams, and ultimately, costly turnover.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Nothing will alter The Electric State’s disorienting, tone-deaf incompetence.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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When a government, or for that matter a corner grocery store, fires one employee for incompetence, that is good management.—
Phil Terrana,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Ineffectiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffectiveness. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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