axes

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In a field where buzzards were flying overhead, they used metal probes and pick axes and shovels in their search for remains.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

He remembers using ice axes to climb in the winter when he was only 15.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

Up to several hundred trucks can be escorted at a time, but even with the military by their side, convoys are still frequently targeted, especially on two key southern axes.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

But Neil and the chrome hearts would also swap their axes for acoustic guitars.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

There was no graceful way around it, but her hands clung to the lip of the stone ledge where the ancient axes were displayed.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo