cutting edge
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Bakker jokingly described the team’s process as “using the most cutting edge technology,” before noting that the technique is actually inspired by Roman innovation from more than 2,000 years ago.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
Anthony Gordon: Provided an energetic display but lacked cutting edge in this match.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
The core pitch: monitor your physiology like a hawk, take treatments on the cutting edge of science, and boost your odds of a longer, healthier life.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The Olin Stephens-designed vessel may not have been cutting edge, but it remained fast–fast enough to rout its American competition and sweep the Australians in the Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The air seemed to be charged with his uncontrollable fury — every hair on the tiger seemed to jut like sharp spikes, and his teeth and eyes glittered like the cutting edge of a knife.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
