on the cutting edge
Example Sentences
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Many are on the cutting edge of molecular biology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
A Dubai restaurant has opened that prides itself on having the world's "first AI chef", the latest ostentatious dive into new technology in a city obsessed with being on the cutting edge of the future.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
One of the great conceits of California is its place on the cutting edge — of fashion, culture, technology, politics and other facets of the ways we live and thrive.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
“Even if you’re on the cutting edge, you can get left behind. At one point in the show, Hudson says, ‘There is no offseason,’ and I think that’s really true for these guys.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
There was a touch of rust already forming on the cutting edge of the blade and he rubbed it off with his thumbs.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
