axes
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But they were pushed back this week, and the government launched a counter-offensive into Tigrayan territory along three axes towards Mekelle, according to the Critical Threats Project, part of the American Enterprise Institute think tank.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
By combining measurements taken along the axes of the jets, the team searched for H-alpha, a characteristic signature of ionized hydrogen gas.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
It is his Excalibur, his Andúril, the vaunted weapon only he can string and use to hit a bullseye through a row of twelve crossed axes.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
During the last amnesty in 2006, people handed over more than 12,500 blades to police without facing criminal charges - they included machetes, swords, meat cleavers, bayonets and axes.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
This was almost the first sound Johnny had heard since the tea party started— except only the crash of axes into sea chests, the squeak of hoists, and a few grunted orders.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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