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layoff

[lay-awf, -of] / ˈleɪˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
NOUN
dismissal from job or responsibility
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Calls for Ottawa to take action have grown in recent days after Stelco began handing out layoff notices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The layoff announcements keep coming, but no one knows who, where or when.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Kaiser Permanente will layoff 147 business and administrative employees across California in November, the health giant said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

At this event last year, new CEO Doustdar announced that Novo would let go of 11.5% of its workers in what would be the largest corporate layoff in Denmark’s history.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

But after the long international layoff, and playing every game under grueling conditions, he likely considered his second-place showing somewhat acceptable.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Last month, dozens of layoffs took place at the Viterbi School of Engineering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Plus, a massive round of layoffs and leadership shake-ups took place this week, affecting about 6 percent of Netflix’s staff—its deepest workforce cut in four years.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

After the stinging rounds of layoffs, Kim said, the university expects to “significantly exceed” the roughly $30-million surplus he forecast for USC earlier this year during his state-of-the-university speech, though final numbers are pending.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Bajaria’s departure comes a day after Netflix said it was cutting 6% of its staff, or roughly 1,000 positions globally, its biggest round of layoffs since 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

And there were rumors of layoffs, big ones, trickling down from head office, and talk of moving the entire production facility to China, so keeping on top of things was doubly important at the moment.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx


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