as in unsuccessful
not producing the desired result
inefficient measures to solve the problem of teenage smoking
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Recent Examples of inefficient
And this is why tariffs are both costly and inefficient.
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Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
This inefficient system was not only time-consuming — eating up 30–50 hours each week — but also prone to errors that added stress to an already busy team.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
These challenges are compounded by inefficient resource allocation.
—Jamie Robinson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The current museum, which opened in 1963 at 800 W. Wells St., is too large, inefficient and affected by years of deferred maintenance, according to museum officials.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
This inefficient system was not only time-consuming — eating up 30–50 hours each week — but also prone to errors that added stress to an already busy team.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
These challenges are compounded by inefficient resource allocation.
—Jamie Robinson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The current museum, which opened in 1963 at 800 W. Wells St., is too large, inefficient and affected by years of deferred maintenance, according to museum officials.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inefficient
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However, the equipment has been unsuccessful in detecting the drones.Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Stabilize leadership and prepare to scale down, S&P warns After CTU and CPS asking for more state funds earlier this year proved unsuccessful, new revenue from Springfield is unlikely, the S&P noted.Sarah Macaraeg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
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Failure, however, might render the Digital Euro an ineffective compromise—too timid to drive meaningful reform and too weak to compete on the global stage.Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Despite these incentives, traditional recruitment efforts have been ineffective.Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
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President Biden has faced scrutiny for his decision as several Democrats on Capitol Hill have condemned the move as counterproductive to their party’s efforts toward rebuilding public trust in American institutions derided by President-elect Trump.Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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If the physical qubits are too failure-prone, error correction is counterproductive — adding more physical qubits will make the logical qubits worse, not better.Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Inefficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inefficient. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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