state of the art
Example Sentences
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It has poured money into youth development, splurged on a state of the art training facility, and ponied up unconscionable sums to attract leading coaches from Germany, Italy and, oddly, Sweden.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
The initial stages of the Terafab project will cost tens of billions of dollars and focus on so-called two-nanometer nodes, which represent the state of the art in semiconductor design and manufacturing.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
"Our results are really pushing the state of the art," she said.
From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025
Beautiful as it is, it's hard to imagine that this elderly machine was ever state of the art.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
In 1971, this was state of the art.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
