chopping block
noun
1
: a wooden block on which material (such as meat, wood, or vegetables) is cut, split, or diced
2
: a situation in which someone or something is threatened with elimination
government programs on the chopping block
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These roles are included in the 30,000 layoffs initially reported by Reuters in October, with 14,000 positions officially put on the chopping block at the time.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Fans of the black olive trees on Las Olas Boulevard put up an eleventh-hour fight to save them from the chopping block.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2026
Trump has also repeatedly called for the hosts' shows to be put on the chopping block.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
That is the third Wisconsin site on the president's chopping block.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Fans of the black olive trees on Las Olas Boulevard put up an eleventh-hour fight to save them from the chopping block.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2026
Trump has also repeatedly called for the hosts' shows to be put on the chopping block.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
That is the third Wisconsin site on the president's chopping block.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Chopping block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chopping%20block. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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