firing
Example Sentences
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The counterattack ended with Yamal firing a shot straight at Austria goalkeeper Alex Schlager one minute into the game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
The award, the bank argued, was “lawless” and misrepresented the reason for his firing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Arguing before the court in January, Cook's lawyer, Paul Clement, said the administration's handling of the firing would make Congress' intended protection for the Fed "kind of a joke".
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Humphrey’s held Congress could prevent the president from firing the heads of these agencies without good cause, affirming a tradition that reached back to the early days of the republic.
From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026
They were firing from the exact spot Ellsberg had just walked past—they must have been lying still in the water, he realized.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
