hatchet
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The government took a hatchet to its payrolls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
But wanting to remind folks that he could still be funny, he decided to bury the hatchet with “Saturday Night Live,” returning to host in 2019: “‘SNL’ is part of my history.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
Tottenham were still far too slick for Copenhagen and Van de Ven buried the hatchet in the 64th minute.
From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025
The groundbreaking first film - Ricky Gervais's favourite - focused on Tap's disastrous US tour, and the band still brand DiBergi's treatment as "a hatchet job".
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025
Taking a deep breath, he lifted the hatchet and began striking the center of the log.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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