sack
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Announcing Sir Olly's decision to take legal action, the FDA said in a statement that the decision to sack him from the Foreign Office had been based on a "grievous misunderstanding" of government vetting procedures.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Suddenly, your good time is interrupted by an elder pulling you aside and pushing you toward a paunchy, bespectacled sack lurking in a corner.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
To cool the air, he hangs a wet sack in front of a fan.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
And the prime minister, who was told by Mahmood last month that he should stand down, has now rejected her public demands to sack Tapp.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
I opened the sack and looked inside it.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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