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[chip] / tʃɪp /




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U.S. negotiators used the promise of Nvidia AI chips to help secure a preliminary peace deal last year with Armenia and Azerbaijan, one of several examples of so-called chip diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

According to the New York Times, Lutnick’s department has permitted chip sales to other suspicious firms with ties to China’s government, too.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026

Singapore was the second-largest billing centre globally last year for Nvidia, accounting for nearly a fifth of what the US chip giant earns.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

The United States also did not plan to discuss export controls on sensitive chip technology, which were at the heart of the Nvidia scandal.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

I shook my favorite shirt, causing kitty litter and potato chip crumbs to shoot off in multiple directions.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

“I’d chipped that same shot a few times earlier in the round and didn’t put enough on it, so I took a risk and rolled it to within seven feet,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The last time he had expressed frustration about the Commanders on social media was three years ago, shortly after Harris became majority owner and Johnson had chipped in $240 million as a limited partner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

“For savers with money sitting in savings accounts earning a median or average rate, some may be seeing their returns being chipped away,” Roske said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

At the same time, competition in China, the world’s largest auto market, remains fierce, forcing price discounts that have chipped away at margins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Trivelino Troupe's Circus & Imaginarium of Illusions sign had faded, the letter blocks a chipped blur now.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Meanwhile, religious groups and nongovernment organizations were chipping in money and support for the new arrivals.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Vanderbilt trailed by 17 points midway through the third quarter when they started chipping away at a comeback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The next inning, however, he surrendered five runs as the Cardinals kept chipping away with five singles, a hit batter, a walk and a sacrifice fly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Taking the slower route of chipping away at your debt with your income, rather than your retirement savings, is the wiser option here.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Rafe was basically chipping away at the Hoover Dam, and there was a lot of water behind that wall, just waiting to get out.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway


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