ax

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Disney is preparing to ax as many as 1,000 positions in the next few weeks, The Wall Street Journal External link reported late Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

If U.S. regulators really don’t want the country’s biggest filmed content streamer to own HBO and Warner’s studios, then they’ll ax the Netflix deal.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

The Senate, assuming senators can ax their way past treacherous ice demons and through the Capitol doors, expects to vote on the final few bills next week.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2026

For years a mixture of protocol and family ties made the monarchy reluctant to fully swing the ax on Andrew, royal experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Then he took his gun, and slinging his ax on his shoulder he went away to the clearing to cut down some more trees.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder