chopping block
Example Sentences
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More career help: Middle managers are on the chopping block thanks to AI in the workplace.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
On the chopping block are six intervention teachers serving students who need intensive academic help.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Only 39, he took up the role with gusto, launching into an anti-crime drive that proved popular with the electorate but not enough to keep his head off the chopping block.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Pressure to cut costs puts local TV news gathering in small and rural markets on the chopping block.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
High dune grass hid the paths up to the houses—in fact, almost hid the chopping block one man was using to split his cordwood.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
