cutting edge

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cutting edge - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cutting edge
      n 1: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the
           leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds
           were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in
           England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront
           of his mind and central to his philosophy" [syn:
           vanguard, forefront, cutting edge]
      2: the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife [syn: knife   edge
         , cutting edge]