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scalpel

[skal-puhl] / ˈskæl pəl /


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McMorris said access to public records is a “moral issue,” and fixing any problems with the current law requires “a scalpel, not a meat ax.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

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

I watch as a lab technician separates young shoots with a sterile scalpel and forceps.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025

When you cut into a normal spleen with a scalpel, it gives about as much resistance to the knife as a jelly doughnut, and it drips a lot of blood.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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

Excess fluid pressure buildup in the eye is a risk factor; it’s treated with medication, or lasers or scalpels that eventually relieve the pressure.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 18, 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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