scalpel
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“How can we improve the product, make it out-and-out racing and look at what can improve in terms of safety. But act with a scalpel and not with a baseball bat.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Formula 1 bosses will use "a scalpel rather than a baseball bat" in making changes to the sport's rules at a meeting on Monday, says Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 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 few legislators could handle a lawmaking scalpel like Burton.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
At the sight of the scalpel in Mia’s hands, Lexie—who had calmed down by the end of the drive—began to cry again.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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