sharper
Americannoun
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a shrewd swindler.
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a professional gambler.
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Incredible demand for memory chips is likely to mean revenue nearly quadrupling and earnings growing at an even sharper pace.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
But here’s what excites me most about the brave new world of mathematics the A.I. industry has us careening toward: We will have a much sharper sense of what the truly difficult problems are.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026
Certain clients are using AI themselves to generate sharper or more-technical questions, or to compare pitches from different banks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Those crypto-specific pressures have come into sharper focus after Strategy sold a small amount of bitcoin earlier this week.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
The answer stood out for me sharper and chillier than it ever had before that night: the shape of a Cross etched on the history of the world.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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