bleeding edge
noun
: the newest and most advanced part or position especially in technology : the extreme cutting edge
So the first thing you learn about the Internet from studying America's Most Admired Companies is that you don't have to be on the bleeding edge of the Web to be admired.—
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Such batteries are on the bleeding edge of technology, and currently funding for their research is primarily provided by big risk takers, such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E).
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2012
Only time will tell if Apple's wariness to embrace the bleeding edge of AI will be a curse (eventually labeled as a blunder) or a blessing (lauded as a wise strategy).
—ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
Baltimore, which has lived on the bleeding edge of American urban decline for decades, may soon be on the cutting edge of urban renewal.
—Daniel Brennan, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
Embracing the bleeding edge of high-tech fashion eyewear doesn't come cheap, at nearly $400 for plano (non-vision-correcting) lenses and almost $600 for prescription.
—PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2012
Only time will tell if Apple's wariness to embrace the bleeding edge of AI will be a curse (eventually labeled as a blunder) or a blessing (lauded as a wise strategy).
—ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
Baltimore, which has lived on the bleeding edge of American urban decline for decades, may soon be on the cutting edge of urban renewal.
—Daniel Brennan, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
Embracing the bleeding edge of high-tech fashion eyewear doesn't come cheap, at nearly $400 for plano (non-vision-correcting) lenses and almost $600 for prescription.
—PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Bleeding edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bleeding%20edge. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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