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lay off

verb as in stop doing

verb as in relieve of responsibility

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According to multiple lawsuits, Musk's new version of Twitter included laying off 80% of the company's staff and allegedly not paying bills.

From Salon

Ms. Simon noted that presidents do have the authority to lay off workers if there is no money to fund them or their work, but Congress provides that money, not the president.

It recalibrated its podcast strategy and laid off employees.

Amazon will not lay off any employees due to the change, the company said.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees this week, director Laurie Leshin said in a memo to staff sent Tuesday afternoon.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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