axes

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In a field where buzzards were flying overhead, they used metal probes and pick axes and shovels in their search for remains.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Unlike thieves who carry weapons into museums or use axes to smash-and-grab, art-world scammers rarely get violent—so their prison sentences often get cut short.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

But there wasn’t much benefit in tracking sales of shovels, pick axes, and sifting pans in order to validate the bull case for the California Gold Rush.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

No axes were ground in the making of “Mr. Scorsese.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

There was no graceful way around it, but her hands clung to the lip of the stone ledge where the ancient axes were displayed.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo