ax

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In Silicon Valley and beyond, companies that are cutting staff are doing it with a big ax.

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

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

The cap’n sat at the foot of Pap and Ma’s bed and said, “I’m sure sorrowed to hear ’bout Big Charlie’s run-in with that ax.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis