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axe





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“Grateful to pick up the axe, and honored by the fans who made this story legendary.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Ole Miss is far from the only institution with an axe to grind with Kiffin.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

While it cannot be conclusively proved that this axe belonged to Mallory, its direct family provenance and historical context make it one of the most significant objects linked to the climber.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The BBC will axe some programming and may impose compulsory redundancies to deliver hundreds of millions of pounds of previously announced savings, its new Director-General Matt Brittin told staff Wednesday.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

“But I don’t even own an axe, so you’re both safe for now.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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