chipping
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Offshoring has been chipping away at back-office jobs for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Researchers say these asymmetrical designs demonstrate that the toolmakers understood how to manage the stones as three-dimensional objects rather than simply chipping away randomly.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
The wealthy but suddenly unmoored LIV golfers have been left to scramble like a weekend hacker trying to salvage a bogey after chipping into a sand trap.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
You also need to superproof your financial future before chipping away at funds that are, I hope, continuing to make money for you.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Rafe was basically chipping away at the Hoover Dam, and there was a lot of water behind that wall, just waiting to get out.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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