ax
noun
an instrument with a bladed head on a handle or helve, used for hewing, cleaving, chopping, etc.
has axed
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present perfectof ax (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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British airline easyJet has axed 2% of its summer flight schedule, affecting the holiday plans of 180,000 customers, which it blamed on air traffic control challenges across Europe.
From Reuters ● Jul. 10, 2023
John Lewis has axed its staff bonus for a second time after losses grew during a " very tough year".
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2023
Meanwhile, BA has axed fewer flights at short notice due to Covid.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2022
Sir Kenneth Branagh's theatre company has axed an upcoming London production after Covid-enforced absences stopped its cast attending rehearsals.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2021
I purfess to do anything, but nobody as yet has axed me to do nothin’.
From The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
