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[chip] / tʃɪp /




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The Israeli chip manufacturer said it will spend $3 billion on expanding its chip production in Japan, with $1 billion coming from a Japanese government grant.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Tech firms were once again in the crosshairs, with South Korea's Kospi extending a painful selloff as chip titan SK hynix continued to be routed amid growing fears about the AI boom.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Shares of Sandisk got swept up in the broad-based chip selloff on Monday and have suffered through the major volatility in the memory space in recent weeks, but Wall Street remains unfazed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

U.S. chip stocks are are selling off, dragging the Nasdaq composite lower.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

If one of those fit, Elizebeth could use it to chip away at the rest of the puzzle.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

On Sunday night, residents chipped in to help.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

I wasn't particularly happy with the car but the engineers and everyone on my side of the garage did a really good job and we chipped away to get the car in a good window.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

If you can’t get your pet chipped in time for Saturday, make sure they have a good collar with an up-to-date name tag and contact number, Oreck said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

The Knicks still trailed 90-75 heading into the fourth, but they chipped away against the bewildered Spurs and their determination paid off.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Then I get busy sanding off the chipped paint on the door—cha-cha-cha-cha—trying to smooth it down.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

Those gains are chipping away at Iran’s leverage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Barring the surprise elimination of Uruguay, it was essentially a 72-game exercise in chipping away 16 of the smaller countries to create a knockout competition.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Beatty’s lyrics are filled with strong images and evocative phrases — the paint chipping off a “white picket dream” in the new album’s “Fleur de Lis,” for instance.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

“When I’m saying diversifying, that is chipping away at it year over year.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

But I can’t think of anything else to do, so I keep chipping away at it.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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