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

Campbell’s stock will need a nice rally in the coming months, or it could be next on the chopping block.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Last week, the Bulwark broke the story, since confirmed by other outlets, that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is also on the chopping block.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025

The white-collar jobs on the chopping block have been roles that many American workers aspired to secure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

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