cost-effective
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"They probably are cost-effective, rather than feeding each lizard three or four woodies, which are quite small, you could only give them one."
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Vera Rubin provides faster, more cost-effective performance as enterprises shift from training AI models to inference—using models to perform tasks and solve problems.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Marines used the Marine Air Defense Integrated System in the Philippines to practice downing drones with cost-effective methods.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
While critics worry about how the drones will be used, especially when equipped with AI technology, advocates argue they are more cost-effective than police helicopters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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
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