cost-effective
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As a result, the business has become more cost-effective.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
"With inflation, parents are choosing the most cost-effective entertainment option."
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
But even a squeezed defense budget might not be such a bad thing for smaller companies if it means the government is forced to look for cost-effective solutions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Things turned a corner when they found an amplifier with quality sound that was cost-effective.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 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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