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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

What that ended up meaning, in reality, was that I was a Swiss Army knife supporting teams across the busy company.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

With my Swiss Army knife I carved this in the ribbly bark.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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