bleeding edge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bleeding edge
1980–85; patterned on cutting edge or leading edge
Example Sentences
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Anthropic is at the bleeding edge of AI and its diminishment would set back American leadership in an industry critical to economic and strategic dominance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
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
From his studio outside London, Eno, 75, recently took a break to speak over Zoom about the documentary, his thoughts on AI and his long and storied career on the bleeding edge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
Among them are Olivia Dean and Shygirl, who take wildly different approaches to pop music - one steeped in traditional songcraft, the other on the bleeding edge of modern production.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2023
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