bang for the buck
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He noted that AI only provides a bang for the buck when paired with workers who actually understand the specific industry.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026
It is hard to say when hackers decided that attacking tech providers that have lots of corporate customers was better bang for the buck than targeting individual companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
But a key challenge is figuring out the best bang for the buck that can be widely deployed without exploding civil defence budgets.
From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025
Muons provide more bang for the buck than the protons used in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and would push the search for new forces and particles deeper than ever into the unknown.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2023
But he said tax pros know the best bang for the buck comes from education and helping taxpayers get their obligations right on the front end, rather than chasing the money on the back end.
From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2022
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