cutting edge

Example Sentences

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In the study, the team used a cutting edge imaging method to examine how electric charges are distributed throughout the material.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Then we should tighten the existing R&D tax credit, a benefit that is being gamed by firms that are no longer at the cutting edge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

"It was actually St Mirren who were the better team, especially in the second half, when they pinned Celtic back but didn't have that cutting edge," he told BBC Scotland.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 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