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firing

[fahyuhr-ing] / ˈfaɪər ɪŋ /








NOUN
pottery
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Seasonal factors also may be leading to an uptick in firing announcements and initial jobless claims.

From Barron's

Still, that new spending target, even for a company that has been firing on all cylinders lately, takes one’s breath away.

From The Wall Street Journal

Muir, having "never not skied for that long in my life", says she is fit and firing for Milan-Cortina – but admits the road back was hard.

From BBC

Many of those fans took to chanting for the firing of general manager Nico Collins, who is said to have initiated the deal.

From Los Angeles Times

One anonymous employee called the resulting firings “an absolute bloodbath.”

From Salon