sacked
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The Rams — playing without Donald and Myles Garrett — sacked Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts four times during the 24-20 victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Blazy began his career at Maison Margiela in 2011, before moving to Celine and then Calvin Klein in New York, where he worked under Belgian designer Raf Simons until they were both sacked in 2018.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Maye, who completed 14 of 25 passes for 199 yards and was sacked three times, finished with a passer rating of 48.6, the second-lowest of his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Sheehan, too, was not an expected announcement, with the former Leeds, Leicester and Luton full-back out of work since November 2025 when he was sacked by Swansea City following a relatively unsuccessful seven-month stint.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
She doesn’t wait for me to answer, just turns to go, calling back as she does, “You’ll end up getting yourself sacked if you carry on like this.”
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
