bleeding edge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bleeding edge
1980–85; patterned on cutting edge or leading edge
Example Sentences
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At the bleeding edge of AI, any new feature has the potential to evaporate an incumbent’s lead overnight.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
Lamphere, it would seem, was on the bleeding edge of a new kind of therapy.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026
And it might not be on the bleeding edge of fashion trends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
"Especially as we work in an environment at the bleeding edge of technology - we're kind of used to things changing," he says.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025
Since the early ’90s, Deftones — the Sacramento-raised, metal-tinged experimentalists — have defined the bleeding edge of heavy guitar rock, working in elements of post-punk, shoegaze, electronics and melancholy whispered vocals.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025
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