scalpel
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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
But grab a scalpel and cut 10 minutes out of it and “The Bride!” would be a rip-roaring dazzler.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
The work in making government more efficient needs to be done with a scalpel, not a chainsaw.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024
‘Kat. There is no scalpel by my hand. Only a toilet roll.’
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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