ax

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Oracle, Microsoft and now Meta Platforms are taking an ax to their workforces, with the social-media company saying it will lay off 10% of its employees next month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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

Some sort of hybrid shovel with an ax at the opposite end.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman