on the cutting edge

Example Sentences

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And Lilly wants its smaller peers to know it stands on the cutting edge.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Automation can be a convenient cover to reverse postpandemic overhiring—not to mention an attempt to signal that a business is on the cutting edge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

But what if what seemed a tired retread was actually poised on the cutting edge of televised entertainment?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

And, a little more than a year ago, it put him on the cutting edge of the sport’s newest hitting creations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

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

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison