axed

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When Colbert announced last year that his show was being axed by CBS after this season, there were reports that the program was losing up to $50 million a year.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

In 2017, Disney sued a New York company offering “Star Wars” and “Frozen” character knockoffs at birthday parties, but voluntarily dismissed the case a year later after a judge axed most of its trademark claims.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The landscape has been transformed since the failure of Google Glass, the search company’s early foray into smart glasses that was axed in 2015.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Since then, his firm, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has axed hundreds of people, including 700 just last week.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The cap’n axed the first white people we seent where the sheriff’s office was.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis