chips are down
Example Sentences
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Shares in CoreWeave, which builds data centers with Nvidia chips, are down 26% since it revealed a delay last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
“The chips are down, but that’s not necessarily a powerless place,” Swinton says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2024
They may lie all the time, but when the chips are down, they gaslight.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2024
By that I mean, when the chips are down and some big players are not around for the big games, they do not falter or feel sorry for themselves.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024
But, now the chips are down, the people have funked out on me.
From Generals Help Themselves by M. C. Pease
