sacked
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During his 39 days in charge, Forest drew their opener 2-2 at Real Betis before a damaging 3-2 home defeat by Midtjylland saw fans turn on the Australian, who was sacked after seven winless games.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
In AD 452, when Attila the Hun sacked city after city in his conquest of the known world, it was the Catholic Church, not the Roman military, that met him in a show of diplomacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The day after she was sacked, her official portrait was thrown in the trash at the very building that had been her domain.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Pam Bondi is out as attorney general, the latest in a line of high-profile Trump administration women to be sacked in recent weeks.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
In the tenth year we sacked the inner city, Priam’s town, and sailed for home; but heaven dispersed the Akhaians.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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