chips in

present tense third-person singular of chip in
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as in contributes
to make a donation as part of a group effort we all chipped in and bought flowers for the secretaries

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as in interrupts
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 chips in Nvidia’s share of data center chips in China fell to 34% in the first half of 2026, while shipments of its AI accelerators dropped by 44% compared to a year earlier, according to IDC data cited by Reuters. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 By giving each box the job of handling just a couple of these layers, the team was able to run Gemma entirely and get responses back from just the weak chips in these boxes. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 And the extra chocolate chips in the dip tied everything together, while the cookie added a satisfying chew that the cannoli chips couldn’t quite replicate. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 Manufacturers use those chips in all types of consumer electronics, including in laptops, video game consoles and cars, economists said. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Place the remaining ¼ cup (45 g) chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl and heat at 50% power in 10-second increments, stirring well with a rubber spatula after each, until melted, about 30 seconds total. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Anthropic’s total on-paper loss stood at $42 billion in 2025, and the company plans to spend $518 billion on data centers and chips in the coming years. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Pour hot cream over 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl; let stand 2 to 3 minutes. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026 For reference, Intel released the first Kabylake chips in 2016, while AMD released the first Zen 2 models in 2019. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Zest contributes to life satisfaction among children, adolescents, and adults.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • However, its graphics hardware is the fastest, and this contributes an additional 122 TOPS of AI processing power.
    — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
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  • Roy interrupts this life update to summon the Diamond Dogs for advice about his predicament.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In volatile environments, effectiveness can mean limiting how often change interrupts execution.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Chips in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chips%20in. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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