scalpel

McMorris said access to public records is a “moral issue,” and fixing any problems with the current law requires “a scalpel, not a meat ax.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

With AI, hyperscale customers who know exactly what they want can use Tan’s ASICs as a scalpel, rather than turn to the Swiss Army knife of Nvidia’s general-purpose chips.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

“It’s because governments usually resort to blunt instruments, opting for the bludgeon of sweeping tariffs and subsidies over the scalpel of industrial parks and skills development programs.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

The work in making government more efficient needs to be done with a scalpel, not a chainsaw.

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2024

I saw him take out a sort of scalpel which had a long steel handle and a small pointed blade.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

On any given day, suitcases contain supplies that would accommodate a hospital operating room, including scalpels, needles and IV bags.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Excess fluid pressure buildup in the eye is a risk factor; it’s treated with medication, or lasers or scalpels that eventually relieve the pressure.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 18, 2024

Aid workers told the senators the tents were refused because they included metal poles, and the medical kits because they included scalpels.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024

Spending 148 days off the air blunted the scalpels of some more than others.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2023

Are the doctors afraid that I’ll wake up midsurgery and be horrified by the scalpels or blood?

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman