hatchet
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"Win, lose or draw, let's bury the hatchet."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The hatchet burial has been brewing for a while.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
The burying of the hatchet is a great relief for Edwards, who was troubled by the tension between his colleagues during their time on “Good Day L.A.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
While a pair of lawsuits fractured their relationship between 2021 and 2023, IBM and GlobalFoundries have since buried the hatchet.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The nick wasn’t large, but the hatchet was important to him, was his only tool, and he should not have thrown it.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
The documentary closes on a similar note: Take That are national treasures, their reputation is secure, their hatchets are buried.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Alan recalls exposed wooden beams that were notched with hatchets to achieve a hand-cut look, the original embossed-leather wallpaper and the solid two-inch oak front door that “took a lot of work” to open.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2022
The smugglers had placed the radio and hatchets there to help the migrants call for help and break out of the trailer should they run into trouble.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
Yet despite many statements over the years that old hatchets have been buried — the intraband litigation file goes back decades — the Beach Boys are not quite united.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2021
What is he going to do with two hatchets?
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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