sharp-edged
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Mastering Technology Across Millennia: Early hominins crafted sharp-edged stone tools with impressive precision and consistency.
From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025
Conan O’Brien plays Linda’s exasperated therapist, never once going for a laugh, which in itself is part of the film’s sharp-edged humor.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
Lindsey Hoell, founder of a reusable container logistics company called Dispatch Goods and a member of PR3’s standards panel, has forgone sharp-edged takeout food containers in favor of ones with smoother edges that “feel fancier.”
From Salon • May 2, 2024
He drew occasional laughter in the courtroom with self-deprecating quips about his lack of financial acumen, in a contrast to the sharp-edged persona he has cultivated as his father's political attack dog.
From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2023
Instead of having cheeks like my father’s sharp-edged points, mine were smooth as beach pebbles.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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