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

In some cases, horizontal placement of circles on the date axes is approximated to accommodate others within the same range.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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

We fled late at night to stay at the house of a friend who lived nearby, returning the next morning for the included breakfast of Johnny Cakes shaped like axes.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

This was almost the first sound Johnny had heard since the tea party started— except only the crash of axes into sea chests, the squeak of hoists, and a few grunted orders.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes