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scalpel

[skal-puhl] / ˈskæl pəl /


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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

Formula 1 bosses will use "a scalpel rather than a baseball bat" in making changes to the sport's rules at a meeting on Monday, says Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

“It’s because governments usually resort to blunt instruments, opting for the bludgeon of sweeping tariffs and subsidies over the scalpel of industrial parks and skills development programs.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

But few legislators could handle a lawmaking scalpel like Burton.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025

It felt like a sudden statement, but I realized only then that he’d been talking for a while; I was so focused on this flimsy scalpel in my hand that I hadn’t noticed.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

On any given day, suitcases contain supplies that would accommodate a hospital operating room, including scalpels, needles and IV bags.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

That would cover not just medication but any item used in a surgical abortion, such as gloves or scalpels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

Spending 148 days off the air blunted the scalpels of some more than others.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2023

Also in the shipment: surgical gowns, scalpels, syringes, intubation tubes, firefighting gear, and protective clothing for those involved in excavating bodies from the rubble.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023

Are the doctors afraid that I’ll wake up midsurgery and be horrified by the scalpels or blood?

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman


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