axes
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One location stood out due to the discovery of about 80 grooved stone axes, which were used to break down and process ore.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
Climbers venturing along the Devil's Backbone trail are advised to carry crampons and ice axes.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
Up to several hundred trucks can be escorted at a time, but even with the military by their side, convoys are still frequently targeted, especially on two key southern axes.
From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025
According to the authors, “HTS’s trajectory has revolved around two principal axes: an ideological realignment toward the center, and a Thermidorian shift” away from the revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
Each commentator has a curse of knowledge of his own, together with hobbyhorses, blind spots, and axes to grind, and the writer cannot pander to all of them.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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