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as in to interrupt
chiefly British
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
forgive me in chipping in like this, but I think I know a better way to get to Trafalgar Square
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Recent Examples of chip in
Apple says the processor is 30% faster than the A14 Bionic chip in the 2022 iPad.
iPad (Credit: Apple)
Both iPad Air models get an upgrade from Apple's M2 chip to its M3 chip, which debuted in the debuted in the 2023 Macbook Pro.
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PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
My grandfather was tickled by the connection between these ancient, distant celestial objects and the modern equipment used to make the most advanced semiconductor chips in the world.
—Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
The money will be used to build an AI server manufacturing facility in Houston, produce silicon chips in Arizona, establish a manufacturing academy in Detroit, and create 20,000 new jobs.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
Illustration by Antonina Lepore & Danielle Gardner Title: Mayor
Industry: Government
Notable in 2024: Mayor Gallego helped secure a $65 billion investment from Taiwan Semiconductor to produce advanced chips in Phoenix, generating thousands of new jobs for the city.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
My grandfather was tickled by the connection between these ancient, distant celestial objects and the modern equipment used to make the most advanced semiconductor chips in the world.
—Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
The money will be used to build an AI server manufacturing facility in Houston, produce silicon chips in Arizona, establish a manufacturing academy in Detroit, and create 20,000 new jobs.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
Illustration by Antonina Lepore & Danielle Gardner Title: Mayor
Industry: Government
Notable in 2024: Mayor Gallego helped secure a $65 billion investment from Taiwan Semiconductor to produce advanced chips in Phoenix, generating thousands of new jobs for the city.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chip in
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Too often, even luxury hotels contribute to that feeling—offering flashy opulence but leaving little room for true rest, connection, or meaning.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Can’t Look Away, based on investigative reporting by contributing producer Olivia Carville, warns at one point about the use of Snap Map, which identifies a user’s geographical location.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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National parks would close, environmental and food inspections would stop, researchers at the National Institutes of Health would not be able to admit new patients, and Internal Revenue Service tax help may be interrupted, among other effects.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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But when sleep is interrupted, these repair cycles are shortened, leading to deficits in emotional regulation and cognitive performance.—
Lia Miller,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2025
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While Fed Chair Powell said recently that the Fed wants to take it slow on rate cuts, the market is now pricing in three cuts in 2025, starting in June.—
MoneyShow,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The tax agency has been hit hard by job cuts in recent weeks.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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