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Swiss Army knife

NOUN
multiple pocket tool
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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

“They are like a Swiss Army knife for the regime—for coercion, defense and punishment all at once.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

It’s the Swiss Army knife problem: It’s not a weapon until you use the sharp parts.

From MarketWatch Oct. 30, 2025

Hackman asked his friend for his Swiss Army knife.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2025

I grabbed her phone and popped the back off of it with my Swiss Army knife.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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