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or axe
as in dismissal
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
the company was hemorrhaging money, so 700 employees would soon be given the ax
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or axe
as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment
the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets
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Recent Examples of ax
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Oliver then grabs an axe and swings it, smashing the TV.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Payne was axed from the show but, undaunted, returned to audition again two years later.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
How much does Satya Nadella earn While Nadella personally requested a 50% axe to one aspect of his total compensation, his overall package increased by more than $30 million compared to a year ago.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Oliver then grabs an axe and swings it, smashing the TV.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
Soon after, Top Gear was axed by the BBC after over four decades on television.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Payne was axed from the show but, undaunted, returned to audition again two years later.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Note that states with lots of quits and dismissals also ranked high on hirings.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 20 Nov. 2024
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The dismissal of Douglas, who was 30-64 and had no winning seasons in his tenure, came exactly six weeks after Johnson fired Saleh as coach on Oct. 8 after the Jets were 2-3 to open the year.Dennis Waszak Jr., Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2024
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Dallas pulled away in the second half, starting with an Eric Kendricks sack on the Giants’ opening possession that forced Lock to lose a fumble.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Williams was sacked on the next play and that’s when things went haywire.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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The measures included a hiring freeze, temporary furloughs, leadership pay cuts and payments halted to many lobbying firms in Washington.Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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The now-seven-week walkout has left the aerospace company at a standstill, leading Boeing’s new CEO Kelly Ortberg to quickly try to balance the budget with additional layoffs and furloughs.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Three months after the May 2022 shooting, the Uvalde Consolidated School District's school board fired their police chief Pete Arredondo.Nate Chute, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Following that warning, Ukraine on Wednesday fired long-range British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia for the first time, a Ukrainian military unit involved in the operation told ABC News.Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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He was formally removed from his position two months later, along with former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who was ousted in July 2023 after serving only eight months.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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The One Show presenter Jermaine Jenas was fired by the corporation for allegedly sending inappropriate messages to colleagues, while Strictly Come Dancing professional Graziano Di Prima was removed after admitting to kicking partner Zara McDermott during rehearsals.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
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The company dismissed its previous auditor, Marcum Asia CPAs LLP, and engaged WithumSmith+Brown, PC as its new auditor.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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However, the atmosphere was calmer than the previous week when Corpus appeared to surprise the board by appearing in person at a special meeting to censure her and call for her resignation, dismissing the resignation demands as politically motivated.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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The Louisville Metro Police officer who fired pepper balls at a WAVE-TV news crew that was live on air during a Breonna Taylor protest in 2020 will not be suspended or terminated for his actions, according to an internal affairs findings letter released by LMPD on Thursday.Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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Instead, Cuomo is ready to consider his past — marked by both award-winning acclaim and career-altering scandal — and explore what it’s taken to land on his feet after being terminated by CNN in 2021.Danielle Bacher, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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More optimism was reflected in the Conference Board’s survey released on Tuesday, which showed a record 56.4% of consumers expect stock prices to increase over the next year.Lewis Krauskopf, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump wasted no time releasing his picks for Cabinet positions, choosing a range of disruptors, loyalists, and prominent names.Andi Shae Napier, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Ax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ax. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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