state of the art
noun phrase
: the level of development (as of a device, procedure, process, technique, or science) reached at any particular time usually as a result of modern methods
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First, since no one actually knows the future, guessing, speculating, or simply making things up remains the state of the art for almost everyone involved in describing it.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Hard Rock Stadium, which Ross also owns, is state of the art, home of the Miami Hurricanes, too, site of the biggest music concerts, host this summer to seven World Cup soccer matches.
—Greg Cote
may 7, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, on a visit to Warsaw, said that Ukraine has evolved from being a recipient of foreign military aid to a country that can offer state of the art military solutions.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Apollo's Hasselblad cameras were state of the art at the time, but Artemis 2's digital Nikon D5 cameras have far greater functionality and control over settings to get the perfect shot.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Hard Rock Stadium, which Ross also owns, is state of the art, home of the Miami Hurricanes, too, site of the biggest music concerts, host this summer to seven World Cup soccer matches.
—Greg Cote
may 7, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, on a visit to Warsaw, said that Ukraine has evolved from being a recipient of foreign military aid to a country that can offer state of the art military solutions.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Apollo's Hasselblad cameras were state of the art at the time, but Artemis 2's digital Nikon D5 cameras have far greater functionality and control over settings to get the perfect shot.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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“State of the art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20of%20the%20art. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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