axing

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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 old problems remain, despite axing Ruben Amorim in the wake of Sunday's 1-1 draw at Elland Road and, specifically, the emotional outburst that followed.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Dom Ruozzo’s Medicare Advantage plan is axing the $50 a month it now gives him for healthy groceries, and cutting the amount he can get for over-the-counter purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Pa said, “All I’m axing is that you don’t send Zephariah alone with all that money. Let’s get someone else to ride ’longside him, someone we all trust.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis