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• Ash was on the chopping block in front of me, soaked in the urine of the cat.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 3 May 2023
• Ash was on the chopping block in front of me, soaked in the urine of the cat.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 3 May 2023
• As of Thursday’s episode, his head was on the chopping block.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
• As home sizes shrink, hallways are on the chopping block.
  — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 July 2024
• And two sports — one of which made its Olympic debut less than a week ago — are on the chopping block.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2024
• The Times has a seniority clause, which puts the most recent hires on the chopping block first when cuts would have to be made.
  — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
• While six were left on the chopping block, 12 lashes won us over — and are listed here for all of your beauty needs.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
• The least favorite was David’s, putting him on the chopping block for elimination.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
• That means California and New York and other big blue states are on the chopping block too.
  — NBC News, 6 Nov. 2022
• There is no shortage of evidence to support the notion Scott is on the chopping block.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 2 Mar. 2023
• Ethanol subsidies should be on the chopping block, but in an effort to get to yes, House leadership scaled back the cuts.
  — The Editors, National Review, 27 Apr. 2023
• When you’re pressed for time (so, always), hobbies tend to be the first activity on the chopping block.
  — Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF, 1 Jan. 2024
• After Zucker was ousted in 2022, many believed that Lemon would be on the chopping block.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
• Mere months after its last large-scale layoff, Meta is putting another set of jobs on the chopping block.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2023
• The state’s budget shortfall has forced Gov. Gavin Newsom to make cuts, putting climate programs on the chopping block.
  — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
• Other charismatic cars on the chopping block include the Audi R8 and Kia Stinger.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2023
• The other 25% — a smaller amount than districts are used to — can be used for other school services that end up on the chopping block in tight fiscal years.
  — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
• If this third budget fails, transportation, sports, and music programs could be on the chopping block.
  — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2024
• The Masked Singer was on the chopping block to exit the platform but the licenses were extended shortly then after.
  — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
• But the news seemed especially bad for the trucking division, with sources telling TechCrunch that Waymo Via was on the chopping block.
  — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 26 July 2023
• The Auditor’s job is fifth in the order of succession to the governor, but the position has been on the chopping block in recent years.
  — al, 20 May 2022
• The bill, however, doesn't specify the exact agencies or programs that would be on the chopping block.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 4 May 2023
• Without a dramatic change in our revenue growth, many of the programs the Council is championing this year will be on the chopping block in a few short months.
  — Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 June 2024
• Miles, as captain of the losing team, was on the chopping block, facing elimination along with Adair and Sidney.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 18 Aug. 2023
• The first accounts on the chopping block will be those that were created and then never revisited by the user, Google said.
  — Jennifer Korn, CNN, 16 May 2023
• The first accounts on the chopping block will be those that were created and then never revisited by the user, Google said.
  — Jennifer Korn, CNN, 16 May 2023
• But it’s expected that the most expensive repair and replacement items — new subway rolling stock — will be the first on the chopping block.
  — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
• The Russkies appear to have the lead in the Space Race, the public interest in conquering the stars is waning, and the organization’s funding is on the chopping block.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
• Plus, money isn't saved if the departments on the chopping block just have their missions absorbed by other agencies.
  — Laura Doan, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
• Now the program is on the chopping block Kamala Harris spent her political career supporting immigrants.
  — Tom Li, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Oct 2024