firing
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A critical duty was arresting 27% inflation, which Zhu accomplished by putting himself in control of the financial sector and firing hapless officials including the country’s central-bank chief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The release of the body camera footage by Attorney General Letitia James on Dec. 27 led to the firing of 13 guards and the indictment of six by a grand jury.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Somewhere out there, a rival show called “Stop Watch” is writing itself, and CBS built the pitch deck for it, one firing at a time.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Kyiv, in turn, has been firing record numbers of drones at Russia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Her son had the flu and she stayed home to take care of him, like the good mother she is. She never called out sick before that. Leonard Gibson had no business firing your mother.”
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The firings leave the four-member commission with no commissioners, meaning it cannot take official action until new members are installed.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Each of these firings would be litigated, and the results are likely to be contradictory and confusing.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
A majority of Supreme Court justices allowed Trump’s firings of other independent federal agency leaders to go forward.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
A wild week of firings and fireworks laid bare the challenges Bari Weiss faces in revamping CBS News and its flagship show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Now, with the firings of seven principals, three secretaries and thirty-four teachers, including my own husband, I realize it is no longer enough for me to think these things. I need to say them.”
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
