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Dismissals would become cheaper and more predictable for employers, who will be required to make monthly contributions into a dedicated fund that is earmarked to cover future severance costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Dismissals usually occur after a settlement has been reached, but such agreements often remain confidential.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2020

Dismissals usually follow a poor run of results but those defeats are often down to random bad luck, injuries, a tough run of fixtures and such like, all of which eventually revert to the mean.

From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2013

Mets Make Dismissals Official The announced late Monday morning that they had relieved of his duties as executive vice president and general manager and that they would not bring back as manager in 2011.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2010

Dismissals have increased by 10 percent, and dismissals specifically for inadequate job performance have risen 1500 percent, since the Act was adopted.

From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy