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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

“How can we improve the product, make it out-and-out racing and look at what can improve in terms of safety. But act with a scalpel and not with a baseball bat.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

But grab a scalpel and cut 10 minutes out of it and “The Bride!” would be a rip-roaring dazzler.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

A surgeon's scalpel to both knee and hamstring.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2025

Right in the middle of the dissection, Justin’s stopwatch went off and he had to put down the scalpel.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

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

Aid workers told the senators the tents were refused because they included metal poles, and the medical kits because they included scalpels.

From Seattle Times Jan. 6, 2024

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

In angry weariness he opened the wall cabinet and collected scalpels and clamps, sponges and tubes of sutures, to put in his bag.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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