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cutting edge



NOUN
edge for cutting
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Cohen: He’s always on the cutting edge of the next thing and the next group of musicians that he finds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Using cutting edge super resolution microscopy, they mapped the glycocalyx at the level of individual sugar molecules across many different types of cells.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

They see themselves at the cutting edge of a trend that is about to sweep the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Up front, their attack lacked a cutting edge.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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