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• present participle of ax.

axing

American  

[aks-ing] / ˈæks ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of chopping or trimming with an axe.

2. the removal or termination of something, especially a job, program, or service.

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Automakers have backed away from their most ambitious pro-EV goals, canceling models and axing planned ones, while listing multibillion-dollar write-downs as they retool their investments and pivot back to gas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

VW, whose 10 brands range from mass-market Seats to premium Porsches, is already in the process of axing 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030, including 35,000 at its namesake marque.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week seemed to come the closest a Cabinet official has come to a Trump axing this term.

From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2026

And old problems remain, despite axing Ruben Amorim in the wake of Sunday's 1-1 draw at Elland Road and, specifically, the emotional outburst that followed.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

And I know they somethin wron cause all of a sudden the Head Orphan stop showin up cause I'm axing plenty question.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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