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Others note that the presence of body-worn cameras has helped disprove frivolous claims filed by criminal suspects or others who have an ax to grind with the department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Disney is preparing to ax as many as 1,000 positions in the next few weeks, The Wall Street Journal External link reported late Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

If U.S. regulators really don’t want the country’s biggest filmed content streamer to own HBO and Warner’s studios, then they’ll ax the Netflix deal.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

The Senate, assuming senators can ax their way past treacherous ice demons and through the Capitol doors, expects to vote on the final few bills next week.

From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2026

Every time Papa ran into a root he would rest while I hacked away with the ax.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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

One location stood out due to the discovery of about 80 grooved stone axes, which were used to break down and process ore.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026

“Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency,” Reuters announced last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Hand axes were held in the palm rather than attached to a wooden handle.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

Rather, it was due to accidents of geography and biogeography—in particular, to the continents’ different areas, axes, and suites of wild plant and animal species.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24 said 177 flights scheduled for Wednesday had already been axed, following 1,300 cancellations to and from UK airports a day before.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

That wasn’t the only tournament to be axed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Since taking over, Warsh has axed so-called "forward guidance" on the likely direction of Fed policy and called for the central bank to communicate less on its decision-making process.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

It has also cut business rates for pubs and axed VAT from electricity bills.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The firemen had axed their way through what seemed to be every wall and every door, leaving the place looking like a bomb had gone off.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

Plus: Corporate America is axing the ‘micro-team’ boss; Volkswagen board approves doubling job cuts to 100,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The then Permanent Secretary in Dr Mark Browne said axing the scheme was the most difficult decision he had to make.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week seemed to come the closest a Cabinet official has come to a Trump axing this term.

From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2026

In the meantime, the domestic club game is in crisis with the Welsh Rugby Union keen on axing one of the four professional teams competing in the United Rugby Championship to save money.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

And I know they somethin wron cause all of a sudden the Head Orphan stop showin up cause I'm axing plenty question.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole