on the cutting edge

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Many are on the cutting edge of molecular biology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

While a handful of star researchers on the cutting edge of science attract federal grants in the tens-of-millions of dollars, faculty in the social sciences and humanities often struggle to generate six figures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

A Dubai restaurant has opened that prides itself on having the world's "first AI chef", the latest ostentatious dive into new technology in a city obsessed with being on the cutting edge of the future.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

One of the great conceits of California is its place on the cutting edge — of fashion, culture, technology, politics and other facets of the ways we live and thrive.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Guitar could still create the sense of danger and life lived on the cutting edge.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison