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Recent Examples of leading edge
Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Lynwen’s ability to drive innovation with a clear strategic vision has kept the company on the leading edge during a period of massive technology shifts.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
The government has prioritized domestic production of leading-edge chips as competition over artificial intelligence hardware intensifies.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Big Tech has the capital and the ambition to pursue nuclear, including next generation reactor designs which match very well the sector’s self-image of innovative strength at the leading edge of technological change.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Lynwen’s ability to drive innovation with a clear strategic vision has kept the company on the leading edge during a period of massive technology shifts.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Those moves made Intuit a leading-edge business model in the AI era—a high-profile example of how to go all-in on AI and simultaneously all-in on humans.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
The government has prioritized domestic production of leading-edge chips as competition over artificial intelligence hardware intensifies.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading edge
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For more than 35 years, The Women’s Hospital at MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center has been at the forefront of maternity care – opening the first Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum (LDRP) suites in Orange County in 1988.—
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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The 28-year-old Loyola journalism graduate has been at the forefront of DIY reporting since his teens, beginning with interviews of fringe dark-web figures and protest movements during a gap year.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Velvet banquette couches and mid-century modern furniture punctuate roomy seating areas throughout the hotel, along with two main restaurant venues, an elegant cocktail bar, and a cozy coffee shop.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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Thematic ambition, a sense of the something to be expressed beyond a central romance, rivalry, or farce, propels modern musical hits too, as in Hairspray, or Wicked, or (no duh) Hamilton.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
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But that will all soon change when the century-old baseball diamond gets newest-generation synthetic turf, striped for football (both flag and tackle), soccer and lacrosse, beneath a digital scoreboard, aluminum bleacher seating for 500 and dugouts that double as dressing rooms.—
Sam Whiting,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
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LaFave told me that some of the guys like to have herbal tea in the evenings and discuss issues such as the problems with contemporary masculinity.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Fiapoto is one of the Bay Area’s most prominent contemporary rapper, whose moniker is a reference to his gang, according to police.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Bronson, with the atomic scientists group, also said nuclear plants are vulnerable during conflicts, citing recent instances where reactors were specifically targeted during the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine War.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The dam is one of the largest dams built in America in recent history.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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This experiential approach to learning is complemented by cutting-edge facilities, including our beer lab, wine lab and student-run FIU Bistro.—
Dr. Michael Cheng,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Navy is no longer chasing only cutting-edge performance.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The announcement also comes a week after the current district leadership team discussed potentially letting some staff members go.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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In his current role, Bonfig also oversees merchandising, marketing, supply chain and e-commerce.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Leading edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20edge. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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