axed
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Rachel Reeves was axed as finance minister, replaced by John Healey, while David Lammy left his role as deputy prime minister, as Burnham promoted his own allies and reshuffled the existing pack.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Japan Airlines, for instance, has axed more than 100 flights for Friday and Saturday, disrupting travel for nearly 20,000 passengers.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
A retirement-style benefit that was being axed will now continue through 2031, subject to a “baseline performance expectation,” according to an email to agents reviewed by the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Roles across consulting, sales and the Xbox gaming unit are among those likely to be axed, the people also said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
We’d needed supplies bad and was out of credit at the store and hadn’t had near nothing to eat in days, so Pap had axed Miss Tanner for some work.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
