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Chinese companies including Alibaba and the startup Moonshot AI have released new AI models in recent days that they claim stand toe to toe with the best the West has to offer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
All this happens after Zack turns up with a missing toe, which Anna suspects Max orchestrated.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
But De Ketelaere poked a toe out to knock the ball back to Vanaken, who skipped a shot from about 30 yards past a retreating Ream and into the vacant goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Now we’ve got a toe in the water.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026
Nate struggled to his feet and checked himself from head to toe.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
Siri AI, set to roll out to the public this fall, may finally force Apple to commit more strongly to AI, even if it doesn’t dip toes into model development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The coming days will include a handful of events that should help keep bond traders on their toes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
While the plot unfolds in a fairly predictable manner, it’s the character of Margarita who keeps us on our toes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
"We have to keep on our toes over how we're going to keep generating that income."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
“I ought not to make too much of it, for pickpockets and rogues are a commonplace in London. We must stay on our toes, that is all.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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The inaugural marathon under Burke’s stewardship took place in 1986, and 11,000 racers toed the starting line, nearly half the size of the long-running and world-famous New York City Marathon that same year.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
Vitello earned a reputation as a brash, fiery leader with unmatched people skills whose teams toed the line between confident and cocky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
In 2018, Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance, toed the party line after Beijing shut down ByteDance’s jokes app.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
For the past 50 years, El’Zabar has toed the line between fashion and music, the present and the future, American jazz and West African compositional structure.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
I toed my way tentatively forward, shuffling so as not to step on them.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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During my three weeks covered in glowing sensors, I found myself toeing the line between mindful self-improvement and algorithmic overload.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
When it came to shoes, though, Murkowski showed little interest in toeing Trump’s line.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
I don’t want to add to the din of numbness and a kind of toeing the capitalist line.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024
In June French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire summoned 75 retailers and consumer groups to a meeting about prices, and has accused manufacturers of not toeing the line on inflation.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2023
Frankly, this one is toeing the line, but okay.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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