cost-effective
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It improved overall health outcomes, prevented more cardiovascular events, and did so in a way the researchers determined was cost effective.
From Science Daily • Jul. 6, 2026
UK vaccine experts have therefore concluded that it isn't cost effective to offer the MenB vaccine to adolescents, and the NHS does not currently offer a catch-up programme.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
"We must, however, be clear: the energy sector offers today the fastest and often the most cost effective reductions," Barbut said.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Also, rail isn’t as cost effective as seaborne tankers—especially for the so-called teapot refineries in northeastern China, the main buyers of Iranian crude.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Opportunity came calling, indicating that there was an urgent need to create a common forum for the discussion of IT-related issues and cost effective solutions.
From Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various
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