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axing

[aks-ing] / ˈæks ɪŋ /
VERB
cut with large blade
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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With logistics-software provider WiseTech axing more than a quarter of its staff on AI-driven efficiencies, the Jarden analysts take a look at possible impacts of similar potential moves elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week seemed to come the closest a Cabinet official has come to a Trump axing this term.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2026

It said Tuesday that it is axing the roles as part of an effort to “ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets and what matters most to our customers’ current and future needs.”

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

But the think tank, which until last year was run by Torsten Bell, who is now Reeves' top adviser at the Treasury, has also argued for axing the cap..

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Pa said, “All I’m axing is that you don’t send Zephariah alone with all that money. Let’s get someone else to ride ’longside him, someone we all trust.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis