axe

Example Sentences

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Still, this could reverse if hiring slows or jobs face the axe due to lingering uncertainty, while the ECB already expects wage growth to cool this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Finally, things get going with a funeral — I won’t say whose, only that the death makes a fitting twist for an industry already getting the axe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The sharp axe of member-driven justice may not end there, as the House returned to a bevy of simmering misdeeds following its two-week recess.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

In September 2023 Epic said it would axe 830 roles, equating to around 16% of its workforce, citing similar struggles.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Shoving his axe back in his belt, he took off his mittens and felt in his pack for the antlers and the last strips of rawhide.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver