cost-efficient
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The Lone Star State leads the way in making the grid cleaner, more resilient and more cost-efficient.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
AVs remain extremely expensive, and it isn’t yet clear what technology will emerge as the most effective and cost-efficient option.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
MiniMax has “scalable” multimodal models focused on global markets, and it is likely to achieve profitability in 2030, thanks to its highly cost-efficient model, Jefferies analysts said in a commentary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
He warned that Nvidia’s profit margins could crumble as competitors develop their own cost-efficient chips.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026
Outsourcing news bulletins to India also allows Reuters to extend the breadth of its reporting to more small-cap companies, companies it was not cost-efficient for Reuters to follow before with higher-paid journalists in New York.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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