fired

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Faye announced his new 30-member cabinet on Monday less than two weeks after he fired Sonko and dismissed the government following disagreements over issues including the troubled economy.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Cecilia Vega, the show’s first Latina correspondent, was also fired as part of the recent purge, even though her contract reportedly ran through March 2027.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

At the recent drill in the Philippines, the Marines fired dozens of inert training rounds to practice hitting one-way-attack and surveillance drones and a mix of fixed-wing and rotor targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

However, after four successful kicks, there would be no reprieve for Gabriel who fired his penalty over the crossbar and into the delirious PSG fans.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

And that was why, instead of doing what he’d planned, which was to tell the boy he was fired, he ordered him to get dressed.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman