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 Intel and Apple have been in talks about a deal to manufacture some chips in the US for months now, that person said. Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 18 June 2026 Rushing is scheduled to catch Saturday, Sunday and Monday, before Robinson chips in again Tuesday. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Google, meanwhile, has emerged as one of the most successful makers of in-house AI chips in an industry dominated by Nvidia. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 But the show floor was our first opportunity to see the devices running these chips in person, including MSI’s new Claw 8 EX AI+. Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026 Tuesday’s rally was helped by the voracious appetite for memory chips in the artificial intelligence boom, and UBS tripling its price target on Micron, to $1,625. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 May 2026 Beving also listed the types of heavy metals and chemicals, including PFAS, that leach into the water used to cool chips in data center server racks. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026 Many major smart device manufacturers use Qualcomm’s technology, ranging from physical chips in our phones to the 4G, 5G, and soon, 6G networks that connect them. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 May 2026 SpaceX is also working on Starlink chips in the Austin area. Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
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  • Because the juice contributes plenty of water content and it is served over ice, additional dilution isn't necessary.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
  • Nonetheless, tourism contributes up to 15% of Egypt’s economic output.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
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  • The right to peacefully protest is protected by the First Amendment, but not when that demonstration interrupts a government meeting.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
  • Transferring young people to adult prisons interrupts their education and social development.
    Jay Blitzman, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

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“Chips in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chips%20in. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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