Definitions
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- adjective representing the
forefront , or position of greatestadvancement in some field.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style
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Examples
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The root therefore gives us a fresh angle on the phrase cutting-edge technology.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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The root therefore gives us a fresh angle on the phrase cutting-edge technology.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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It was a cutting-edge case because the law was not clear—we were depending on a common-law theory of public nuisance as well as innovative interpretations of statutory law.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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It was a cutting-edge case because the law was not clear—we were depending on a common-law theory of public nuisance as well as innovative interpretations of statutory law.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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It was a cutting-edge case because the law was not clear—we were depending on a common-law theory of public nuisance as well as innovative interpretations of statutory law.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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America is still the leader in the kind of cutting-edge technology that expands a nation's long-term economic potential, from renewable energy and medical devices to nanotechnology and cloud computing.
Whose Economy Has It Worst? Ian Bremmer 2011
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Olympus said the subsidiary was still an engine for creating new businesses, but at that point, ITX's main business had transformed from investing in cutting-edge technologies to selling mobile phones at retail shops in Japan.
Tech Purchase Emerges in Olympus Web Daisuke Wakabayashi 2011
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These unemployment numbers have spread riddles, loaded questions and multiple-interview marathons across the corporate food chain, into mature and less cutting-edge industries.
How to Ace a Google Interview William Poundstone 2011
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I am lucky — I get to talk to some of the smartest geeks in the world, and to learn from their example about cutting-edge technologies.
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They have led to worries among foreign auto makers that China's auto manufacturers could get access to their most cutting-edge technology.
Toyota Considers Green-Component Shift to China Norihiko Shirouzu 2011
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