chopping block
Example Sentences
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The first head on the chopping block would likely be ex-Leeds United manager Marsch, appointed in May 2024 to lead Canada into their home World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Employees’ weight-loss drugs are next on the corporate chopping block.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Don’t miss: Middle managers are on the chopping block thanks to AI in the workplace.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
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
Once the third aunt who worked at the laundry ran out and bought us bags of candy to hold over our noses; my mother was dismembering skunk on the chopping block.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
