chopping block
Example Sentences
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More career help: Middle managers are on the chopping block thanks to AI in the workplace.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Also on the chopping block is $1.6 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which oversees the National Weather Service and other climate and weather agencies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Campbell’s stock will need a nice rally in the coming months, or it could be next on the chopping block.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Oil companies tend to book impairments ahead of sales, which suggests that BP may put more assets on the chopping block, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Dad lays the turkey on the chopping block and picks up his hatchet.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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