ax

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Appeared in the February 24, 2026, print edition as 'Mamdani Should Spare These Cops the Ax'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The shooting occurred as the Jacksonville community prepared for an annual commemoration of what is known as Ax Handle Saturday.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Ax Sharma, cyber security expert at Sonatype, says these accounts retweet news articles and reply to tweets by celebrities and businesses to gain visibility.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2023

The Post put it on the front page under the headline "Ax & You Shall Receive."

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2022

That “all they want, man, is they own misery. Ax em to die for you and they yours for life.”

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison