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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

Akutagawa, recalled Kurosawa in his memoir, “goes into the depths of the human heart as if with a surgeon’s scalpel, laying bare its dark complexities and bizarre twists.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

But few legislators could handle a lawmaking scalpel like Burton.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2025

The work in making government more efficient needs to be done with a scalpel, not a chainsaw.

From Salon Dec. 31, 2024

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

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

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

From Salon Oct. 9, 2023

However, the surgery-phobic may be relieved to know experts can now perform facial improvements without scalpels and syringes.

From Seattle Times Sep. 30, 2022

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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