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the lack of ability to do something or produce something without wasting materials, time, or energy
The candidate blamed her opponent for the local government's inefficiency.
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Recent Examples of inefficiency
The duplication of effort, the ridiculous hours, and the endless inefficiencies were invisible.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
Start by conducting a gap analysis of current processes to uncover inefficiencies or pain points that LLMs could address.
—Abhishek Shivanna, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
What makes hydrogen passenger cars altogether costlier than their battery-electric counterparts is the lack of fueling infrastructure, energy-conversion inefficiencies, and the price of the fuel at the pump.
—Harri Weber, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
For some, the agency has become a symbol of government inefficiency and mismanagement.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
Start by conducting a gap analysis of current processes to uncover inefficiencies or pain points that LLMs could address.
—Abhishek Shivanna, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
What makes hydrogen passenger cars altogether costlier than their battery-electric counterparts is the lack of fueling infrastructure, energy-conversion inefficiencies, and the price of the fuel at the pump.
—Harri Weber, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
For some, the agency has become a symbol of government inefficiency and mismanagement.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for inefficiency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inefficiency
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To me, this inability to effectively estimate and demonstrate the value of AI is a significant barrier to widespread adoption in enterprises.Raj Koneru, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Following Trump’s victory over Harris, that television moment underscored a fatal flaw of Harris’ campaign that doomed her election bid – an inability to separate herself from an unpopular president whose approval ratings have hovered around 40% for most of his four years in the White House.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Throughout history, in the United States and elsewhere, the imposition of political control on a civil service has been a recipe for incompetence and anti-democratic abuse.Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
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Eastwood’s story runs on the bedrock of the unimpeachable, confident that there is a definite truth to be discovered about an event such as the killing of Kendall and that only malevolence or incompetence could prevent its discovery.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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Any disagreements, incompetencies, and misunderstandings will cause visible damage to your home and your mental health during the process.Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
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The entire public, with an average IQ of 100, was able to make an assessment of incompetency within the first three minutes or less of the debate.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
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“Inefficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inefficiency. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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