sacked

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For years, USC relied on brand equity and tradition while its athletic department was sacked by controversy and a succession of questionable hires that included former Trojan football All-Americans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The last time Angelenos sacked an incumbent city attorney in the primaries, almost 30% of them were unemployed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The pieces were on loan from a Bucharest museum, whose head was promptly sacked for lending the works out in the first place.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The peer was sacked in September 2025 after Downing Street said new information about the depth of his relationship with Epstein had emerged.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Course, he shoulda sacked me instead — anyway, got yeh this ...”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling