chips in

present tense third-person singular of chip in
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as in contributes
to make a donation as part of a group effort we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries

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as in interrupts
chiefly British to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square

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Recent Examples of chips in For comparison, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest foundry, began mass-producing 7nm chips in 2018 and can achieve yields exceeding 90%, depending on factors including chip design and die size. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 Ting points out that the company works with MiniMax and SenseTime models, and can use Nvidia chips in its operations. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 OpenAI built the chips in record time by using its own AI models to speed up the design and verification phase of development. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Musk said on SpaceX's second-quarter earnings call earlier this month that the company will exclusively use Nvidia chips in its AI data centers. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 In effect, Gameweek One gives you the chance to use two chips in one gameweek. Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Unitree has also worked with Nvidia to use its Blackwell AI chips in a robot platform. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 The department also plans to roll out benefits cards equipped with chips in the coming months. Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 27 July 2026 Nvidia’s internal testing claims a slight performance edge over AMD’s current server chips in integer workloads. Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
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  • This contributes to a total of 180 stores across the country that the German grocer plans on opening this year.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Nigeria, which contributes the most to MTN’s subscriber base and revenues, is a particularly competitive arena, with more than 400 licensed digital money lenders.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Identify your brain’s favorite way of making stress worse, then find a phrase that interrupts it.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • This single question interrupts premature convergence and can push the room past the first workable answer.
    Janet M Harvey, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Chips in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chips%20in. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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