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fired



ADJECTIVE
discharged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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If he didn’t, he feared he’d be fired because the studio still wasn’t thrilled with him playing the lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Seaver, who broke the news of the singer's death at age 80 in an emotional video in August, had provided security for Parton for years but was abruptly fired, according to TMZ.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

So the producers scale back to a micro-budget and warn him that he’ll be fired if the production slips even one day behind schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

However, the U.S. carried out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the key waterway as recently as Monday after its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at an American jet fighter.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Maybe even prevent our dads from getting fired in the first place.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas


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