firing
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"Let's not pull any punches here. I'm firing on all cylinders at the moment. I feel fantastic. I'm 38 years young."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Dorfman pulled the mini trigger, firing water all over someone’s tie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Davis also said he was "concerned" about the director general's comments on firing more people.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The one silver lining is that businesses aren’t firing many people, either: Layoffs are near a record low, and show no sign of rising.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The kilns in the neighbouring villages were kept busy firing the bricks, but their output was insufficient, and the carts had to go farther afield, returning dusty and brick-filled.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
The firings come as the debate over AI safety and the risks the technology may pose to humanity has intensified in recent weeks.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The firings mark the latest escalation in Hegseth’s increasingly contentious relationship with the press.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Kids who grew up near those hills remember the rumble and roar of Rocketdyne testing another rocket engine and the cloudbanks of smoke from the test firings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
What the reforms would discourage is the strategic use of firings to immobilize the commissions themselves.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 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
