ax

Example Sentences

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He stood about 25 feet tall, ax in hand, wearing a red hat and rictus grin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The stock was lifted earlier this week by the news that regulators moved to ax a decades-old rule that required “pattern day traders” to keep a minimum $25,000 equity in their margin accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

I couldn’t help but notice that he still held his ax.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia