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layoff

[lay-awf, -of] / ˈleɪˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
NOUN
dismissal from job or responsibility
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The company has also been sharpening its operations, conducting a major layoff last year and stopping suborbital tourism flights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

While my fiancé works multiple part-time jobs following a layoff in March, I’ve temporarily taken on a $2,250 share of our nearly $4,000 rent.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Friday’s move represents the first layoff action under Barr, but it was CarMax’s third round of job cuts in less than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Novo last year laid off 11.5% of its global workforce in the biggest corporate layoff in Denmark’s history, fired its CEO and largely replaced its board.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

The long layoff from racing, culminating in a week stuck itching in the barn, took its toll.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

“One, it was exhausting,” said Sweeney, who resigned one day after the layoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

That’s still better than ambushing workers all at once with mass layoffs, some executives say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

In Hollywood, a slowdown in film production has prompted Disney, Sony, Amazon and other studios to announce layoffs, with the industry shedding roughly 57,000 jobs in four years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

If you’re in an especially volatile industry and worried about layoffs, I’d also recommend building up your emergency savings fund.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Rival trainers who claimed horses from Irwin sometimes found them so exhausted that they had to give them long layoffs before they were capable of running again.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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