dismissal
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Twenty-one more runs had been scored via three boundaries and a ragbag of extras when that wicket fell but Came's dismissal slowed the scoring rate.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
As the controversy circulated through the airwaves and pressure mounted for his dismissal, Platner refused to drop out of the race.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
In that brief, Solicitor General D. John Sauer said the government had “determined in its prosecutorial discretion that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of justice.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
He called the dismissal “the only fair and just option.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Karl was drummed out of the Hitler Youth for insubordination, and a dismissal letter was placed in his file.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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