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[chip] / tʃɪp /




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Other winners in the current environment include Asian chip manufacturers such as South Korea and Taiwan, which is expected to be the world’s fastest-growing advanced economy with a 10.7% expansion forecast for this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

James Vrachas, an executive director at investment bank Post Oak Group, said chip stocks have “priced in an enormous amount of future growth,” meaning share prices already reflect those expectations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The chip manufacturer said it would use up to $21 billion from Japan under the country’s commitment last year to invest $550 billion across strategic U.S. industries such as energy, semiconductor manufacturing and shipbuilding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

In commodity markets, Hayes opines, “high prices cure high prices,” meaning that the huge margins that were on offer for the chip makers will evaporate because of the intensifying competition for cheaper suppliers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

"If he did," Ishtar said coolly, "he'd have no bargaining chip with you, now, would he?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The last time he had expressed frustration about the Commanders on social media was three years ago, shortly after Harris became majority owner and Johnson had chipped in $240 million as a limited partner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

“For savers with money sitting in savings accounts earning a median or average rate, some may be seeing their returns being chipped away,” Roske said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

The Queens trailed 7-2 in the second inning but slowly chipped away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

The Oregon-based company has been facing mounting competition in China from fast-growing local rivals such as Anta and Li Ning, which have chipped away at its market share in recent years and pressured sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Papi planted the tree the same year that he and Mami, Lolo, and Tía Inés all chipped in to buy Las Casitas.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

BOJ officials’ signaling of faster hikes is chipping away at perceptions of the central bank as slow-moving—a view that has long been a drag on the yen, the foreign-exchange strategist said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Vanderbilt trailed by 17 points midway through the third quarter when they started chipping away at a comeback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

So far this year, rising inflation rates have been chipping at the real returns people can get in high-yield savings accounts and CDs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Morris appeared to have scored earlier in the half, getting loose on a breakaway before chipping the ball over Galaxy keeper JT Marcinkowski.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

I dug and dug, chipping away at the gray bark until the soft brown inside of the tree glowed with the word, like the tree itself was saying it.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely


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