cutting edge

Example Sentences

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In the study, the team used a cutting edge imaging method to examine how electric charges are distributed throughout the material.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Many are on the cutting edge of molecular biology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

"It was actually St Mirren who were the better team, especially in the second half, when they pinned Celtic back but didn't have that cutting edge," he told BBC Scotland.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The past quarter-century has hosted a dizzying array of innovation, as the cutting edge of technology moved from Palm Pilots and flip phones to mobile internet, artificial intelligence, genome sequencing and so much more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

That is because they thought they were being ultra-modern, the cutting edge, the new blood.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall