out of a job
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He said he'd been forced out of a job at the Department for Education in 2013.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Scaloni, 48, may be out of a job when his contract expires in December, but his message for the fans was don’t cry for me, Argentina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
“I worked myself out of a job in the work that we did on that,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Last year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that young people who have been out of a job or education for 18 months will be offered a guaranteed paid work placement.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
“I worked for El Patron for donkey’s years—thought he’d go on forever. But now I’m out of a job, and Mr. Alacran has been kind enough to offer me another.”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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