chopping block

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Also on the chopping block is $1.6 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which oversees the National Weather Service and other climate and weather agencies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“Suddenly everyone took action and many coal plants were on the chopping block or getting retired,” McMahon said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 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

Noem and Miller are among those whom Washington wags say could also be on the chopping block.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

Then Pa put the roof back again, climbed down the ladder, and said to Laura: “Run over to the chopping block and fetch me some of those green hickory chips—new, clean, white ones.”

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder