cost-effective
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UK advisers have said a widespread NHS catch-up campaign to vaccinate all teenagers against MenB is not cost-effective but will keep that decision under review.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
“With LTL, shippers get cost-effective freight shipping while still benefiting from the real-time tracking and dependability they expect from Amazon.”
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
And it’s cost-effective, making it a popular choice of food amongst shoppers on the r/budgetfood subreddit.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 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
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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