chopping block

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Don’t miss: Middle managers are on the chopping block thanks to AI in the workplace.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Also on the chopping block is $1.6 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which oversees the National Weather Service and other climate and weather agencies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Campbell’s stock will need a nice rally in the coming months, or it could be next on the chopping block.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Oil companies tend to book impairments ahead of sales, which suggests that BP may put more assets on the chopping block, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Once the third aunt who worked at the laundry ran out and bought us bags of candy to hold over our noses; my mother was dismembering skunk on the chopping block.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston