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
Legendary rivals Ozzy Lusth and Benjamin “Coach” Wade appeared to bury the hatchet, only for their conflict to reignite soon after.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
The government took a hatchet to its payrolls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
The demons called it a hatchet, but it was really a squarish sword, looking much like a cleaver except that the balance was truer.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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
Later in the day, McNally acknowledged Corden’s “gracious” mea culpa, and once again, all hatchets seemed buried.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 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
The sound of hatchets resonates across the field: thwack, thwack, thwack.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Barrels of tea were dragged across the deck of the ship, laid on their sides and hacked at with the crude hatchets until they cracked open like eggs, revealing the rich dark tea inside.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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