sacked

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The singer was also a lecturer in computer science at the University of Rwanda before he was sacked.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The government is investigating whether Sir Olly was given the correct information before he approved security clearance for Lord Mandelson, who was sacked as the UK's ambassador in Washington last year.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Watford have sacked head coach Ed Still after less than three months in charge at Vicarage Road.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

However, Sir Olly Robbins, who was the senior civil servant in the Foreign Office until he was sacked by the PM, told the Foreign Affairs Committee last week that there was "constant pressure".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

I sacked up my dogs and waded the river.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls