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  • past participle of ax.
  • past tense form of ax.
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axed

[akst] / ækst /


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Sources at the corporation denied reports in the Sun newspaper the programme would be axed as part of a plan to make savings.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

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

Pa said, “Answer what your ma axed, Elijah. What you doing here?”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis


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