chip
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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
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“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
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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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